To reach high authenticity the whole crew crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Spain to America in three original ships provided by the Spanish government. The project was concurrently developed with Ridley Scott's 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) to be released on time for the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. It has been alleged that cast and crew did not receive any salaries because of funding problems Timothy Dalton pulled out of playing the lead. 'Rachel Ward' stepped ...[Read Story ]