Altarpiece of the virgin of the navigators, (or "of the good breeze"), by alejo fernandez, 1535. Around the virgin, one of the figures is christopher columbus. This was the first time american natives had been depicted in european art. One can see different types of vessels of the spanish fleet of the 16th century. The four side panels, from top to bottom and for left to right, show saint sebastian, saint james, saint telmo and saint john the evangelist. It was here that the sailors bound for the americas prayed for a good wind to assist them in their crossing, and juan sebastián elcano gave thanks here after completing the first ever circumnavigation of the earth. Real alcázar of seville, spain.
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