Small correction—it was a lunar eclipse, not a solar eclipse, that Columbus used to his advantage. I think he was stranded on Jamaica and the governor in Santo Domingo knew he was there but wouldn’t rescue him because he didn’t like him.
I can accept that correction because I didn’t have the text in front of me...:)
I was going to take issue with the governor in Santo Domingo, but I had to recall it was his fourth journey, not his first...
It is amazing I can remember anything these days...:(