The tone Christopher Columbus used in his letters to the Queen and King of Spain is very official, professional, optimistic, and positive.
Christopher Columbus as a person, who was directly involved in the process of discovering new lands had the best level of education and was very well informed about the situation happening on the newly found territories. This is why his opinion about the practice of organization of the infrastructure on the new lands was extremely valuable. Columbus’ ideas played an important role in the process of systematization of the new resources, which were very important to the Spanish Crown. In the letters addressed to the King and Queen of Spain Christopher Columbus spoke about the way the research and collection of gold should be conducted on the new territories.
Besides, Columbus suggested methods of control over the new resources to avoid stealing the treasures. Columbus’s optimistic tone is very noticeable in the passages that express his idea of the future organization of civilian life on the Islands. Columbus suggests that “one per centum of gold that might be found shall be set aside for building churches” (Columbus’ Letter to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494 n. d.). This sentence demonstrates that Columbus had serious and positive expectations as to the new territories and that his intentions were going far. At the same time, the tone used in the letters is quite dry and official because these letters were addressed to the rules of Spain; this is why Christopher Columbus wrote them in a very noble and polite way demonstrating his respect towards the King and Queen.
Reference List
Columbus’ Letters to the King and Queen of Spain, 1494. (n. d.). Fordham University. Web.