Part IV: Columbus discusses his journey with Beatrix, promising her that when he returns they'll be wed
Angela Molina plays Beatrix, Columbus's mistress and mother of Fernando, his second child.
Part V: Columbus faces down the council and is rejected
Part VI: Columbus meets someone who can introduce him to the Queen
Tcheky Karyo plays Pinzon, a Spanish shipowner
Part VII: Columbus meets Isabel -- she agrees to finance his trip
Top: Frank Langella as Columbus's partron, Santagel and Armand Assante is Sanchez, the Queen's top advisor and Columbus's rival Second down: Sigourney Weaver plays Queen Isabel