In Christopher Columbus and the Indian Enterprise by Symcox and Sullivan, another side of not only Columbus but also his peers is brought to light. I had never read anything written by Columbus' contemporaries before reading this book, so it gave me a refreshing insight as opposed to the glamorous and repetitive content of high school textbooks. I also like how legal documents such as the Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal are included, as they give an idea of ​​what else was going on at the time Columbus was making these voyages. One of the questions the authors ask is: "How did Columbus' relationship with the Spanish crown change over time, and why?" Simply put, Columbus' relationship with the This is where the relationship begins to weaken. When he returned this time, it wasn't as warm a welcome as last time, but it didn't completely reject him either. Even though the crown didn't like the way he ruled, he was still a competent navigator and they took advantage of it, resulting in two more voyages. Both were just as unsuccessful as the first, and the death of his greatest supporter, Queen Isabella, only further deteriorated relations between Columbus and the crown, until they were almost at an end. . Credit for this change of view can be given to Washington Irving, who wrote a biography based on Columbus in 1828. This biography fictionalized him and gave people the idea that he was this courageous hero who, despite people's claims that he would never succeed, eventually discovered what lies beyond the Atlantic. This biography gathered the momentum needed to catapult the collective opinion of Columbus higher in America. Over time, more and more biographers wrote about him, leading to the formation of groups including the Knights of Columbus. This is the group that pushed for a nationally recognized Columbus Day, which took place in