On what date did Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe?

On what date did Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe? April 17, 1492.

The Capitulations of Santa Fe were agreements between Christopher Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. They were signed at Santa Fe, a military encampment outside Granada during the final stages of the Christian siege of the Nasrid kingdom.

The document set out the rewards Columbus would receive if his westward expedition succeeded. It granted him the titles of Admiral of the Ocean Sea, viceroy, and governor-general of territories he might claim, along with a share of the wealth obtained. The agreement helped provide the legal and political framework for the voyage that began later that year.

The original document has not survived. The earliest surviving copy appears in royal confirmations issued in Barcelona in 1493. The agreement is sometimes confused with later documents dated April 30, 1492, which expanded or clarified Columbus’s privileges. The date asked here refers specifically to the Santa Fe capitulations themselves: April 17, 1492.