How did Christopher Columbus and the other guys who went to the New World communicate with the locals?

by Stahlhelm2069

Same thing with the other side how did the Locals communicate with the Foreigners? I mean they don't understand each other in terms of language.

TywinDeVillena

I answered this very question some time ago. Let me fetch the answer. Here you have it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/erm9fy/how_did_the_spanish_conquistadors_and_early/ff5llcm