In this article we delve into the text of Martín Fernández de Enciso from a global perspective after analyzing the general aspects, the specific contents: methods of astronomical positioning, descriptive geography, the adaptation of the text to teaching and the modernity band; framed in the formation of the pilots of the Carrera de Indias of the time slot in which it edited. As a result, the Suma de Geographia is a manual for the pilots of the Carrera de Indias, made up of the three subjects necessary for the pilot of the time: astronomy, navigation and geography.
In this article we delve into the text of MartÃn Fernández de Enciso from a global perspective after analyzing the general aspects, the specific contents: methods of astronomical positioning, descriptive geography, the adaptation of the text to teaching and the modernity band; framed in the formation of the pilots of the Carrera de Indias of the time slot in which it edited. As a result, the Suma de Geographia is a manual for the pilots of the Carrera de Indias, made up of the three subjects necessary for the pilot of the time: astronomy, navigation and geography.