by Ángel Esteban Lozano · Editorial Everest · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788424112981
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«El grumete de Colón» is the young adult adventure novel by Ángel Esteban Lozano, published by Editorial Everest in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
Blas Tascón, an orphan boy, arrives at the Franciscan convent of La Rábida and meets Christopher Columbus, who proposes he join the expedition heading to the Indies as a ship's boy. During the voyage, Blas faces hardships and moments of uncertainty, but also finds friendships and discovers his own strength. The novel recreates the discovery of America from a close perspective, through the eyes of a young man who experiences the journey first-hand.
The work belongs to the Punto de Encuentro collection; this is the 3rd edition, published in 2005.
For young readers aged 14 and over and for anyone wishing to learn about Columbus's voyage from a fictionalized perspective.
