Roman Huana Tafura tells us about one of the most amazing and mysterious periods in history - from the fall of Constantinople to the preparation of the first Columbus voyage. This period was marked by a number of events of the watershed for the development of humanity, such as the collapse of the Byzantine Empire and the expulsion of the Moors from Spain, creating paintings and sculptures of the Renaissance masterpieces, a qualitative leap in the various fields of science - from philosophy to geography and astronomy. Author creates memorable images of real historical personages: among them - the Florentine ruler Lorenzo the Magnificent, Marsilio Ficino, Amerigo Vespucci, Hristofor Kolumb, Sandro Botticelli, the Duke of Medina Sidonia, not to mention his famous ancestor Pedro Tafur, widely known in the Spanish traveler, thank which is akin to the glory of Russian merchant Afanasiya Nikitina.