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Darien, river of, iv. 301, 392

Davila, Arias Don Pedro, sent as new governor to the
colony of Darien, iv. 396; his character, ib.; advo-
vocated by Fonseca, iv. 397; arrives at Darien, iv.
406; sends messengers to Nuñez, ib.; falls sick, iv.
414; jealousy of, v. 3; the daughter of, offered in
marriage to Nuñez, v. 18; Sorsa sent from Spain to
supersede, v. 26; difficulties between Nuñez and
Davila renewed, v. 27; Arguello, friend of Nuñez
arrested, v. 30; hypocrisy of, v. 34; orders Nuñez to
be executed, v. 39

Dead and dying, manner of treating the, by the Hay-
tiens, ii. 140

Delphin, island of, iii. 7

Deluge, universal, ideas entertained by the Haytiens
in respect to, ii. 139

Deza, Diego de, character of, i. 109; coincides with
Columbus at the council at Salamanca, ib.; assists
him with his purse, i. 119; made archbishop of
Seville, iv. 109; is chosen arbitrator between the
King and Columbus, iv. 113
Diaz, Bartholomew, account of his discoveries, ii. 235

–, Miguel, his romantic history, ii. 318; discovers
the gold mines of Hayna, ii. 320; commands the for-
tress of Sau Domingo at the time Bobadilla arrives,
iii. 193; his conduct on being desired to give up his
prisoners, iii. 194

-, de Pisa, mutiny of, ii. 109; confined on board
of one of the ships, ii. 212

Disaster, river of, iii. 295

Discovery, progress of, under Prince Henry of Portu-
gal, i. 24

Dobayba, account of the golden temple at, iv. 336, 347
Dogs, dumb, found at Santa Maria, ii. 187

Domingo, San, foundation of the city of, iii. 33
Dominica, island of, discovered, ii. 44

Doves, stock, presented to Columbus by the natives of
Cuba, ii. 189

Drogeo, a vast country, fabled to have been discovered
by some fishermen of Friseland, v. 222

Drum, a species of, used by the Haytiens, ii. 144
Dying, manner of treating the, ii. 140

E

EAR, coast of the, iii. 290

Eden, garden of, speculation of Columbus in respect
to, v. 361

Egg, anecdote of the, i. 372

Egypt, Soldan of, his message to Ferdinand, i. 117
Elmo, St., electrical light seen by Columbus, ii. 43
Enchanters, the natives of Cariari taken to be, iii. 300
Enciso, Martin Fernandez de, appointed alcalde by
Ojeda, iv. 218; expedition of, iv. 287; touches at
Carthagena, iv. 290; magnanimous conduct of the
Indians, iv. 291; crusade against the sepulchres of
Zenu, iv. 296; sacks them for gold, ib.; his landing
opposed, iv. 297; reads formula to the natives, ib. ;
attacks them, iv. 298; returns to San Sebastian, iv.
300; vessel strikes on a rock, ib.; vow made by,
iv. 302; establishes the seat of government at Darien,
iv. 303; difficulty with Nuñez, iv. 320; imprisoned,
iv. 321; returns to Spain, represents Nuñez as gov-
erning the colony by force and fraud, iv. 396
English voyages, Ojeda's mention of, iv. 171
Enriquez, Beatrix, her connection with Colurabus, i
93; Columbus' legacy to, iv. 124

Escobar, Diego de, arrives at Jamaica on a mission to
Columbus from the governor of Hispaniola, iv. 111;
returns to his ship immediately, iv. 13

—, Rodrigo de, chief notary to Columbus' first ex-
pedition, i. 156

Escobebo, Rodrigo de, his conduct after the departure
of Columbus, ii. 76; death of, ii. 78

Espinal, Antonio de, the first prelate sent to the New
World, iii. 246

Espinosa, Gaspar de, judicial affairs of the colony of
Darien confided to, iv. 401; takes part against
Nuñez in his controversy with Davila, iv. 425; gives
verdict against Nuñez, v. 37

Esquibel, Juan de, employed against the natives of
Higuey, iv. 65; his atrocious conduct to his prison-
ers, iv. 74-76; causes the natives to be hunted like
wild beasts, ib.; sent to Jamaica to take command,
iv. 221; difficulty with Ojeda, iv. 222

Estotiland, a supposed island on the coast of North
America, said to have been discovered by some
fishermen of Friseland, v. 221

Eudoxus, remarks on his voyage, v. 227

Evangelista, island of, discovered by Columbus, ii. 208
Exuma, discovery of, i. 221; named Fernandina by
Columbus, ib.

F

FAMINE at Darien, in which seven hundred perish,
iv. 414

Farol, Cape, at Jamaica, ii. 223

Ferdinand, King of Arragon and Castile, character of,
i. 84; engagements of, on the arrival of Columbus
at Cordova, i. 91 ; lays siege to the city of Loxa, i. 92;

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grants an audience to Columbus, i. 96; desires the
Prior of Prado to assemble men of science to con-
sider his plan, i. 97; attempt to assassinate him, i. 113;
takes Malaga, i. 114; one of the rival kings of Gran-
ada surrenders his pretensions, i. 117; receives a mes-
sage from the Soldan of Egypt, ib.; his message to
Columbus on learning the unfavorable decision of
the Council, i. 121; refers his plan to persons of con-
fidence, i. 133; his reluctance to the plan after the
Queen has consented, i. 138; his joy on learning the
success of Columbus, i. 359; Lis reception of him,
i. 362, 364; prepares a second expedition, ii. 7; his
negotiations with John II. in respect to the new dis-
coveries, ii. 17; listens to the charges against Co-
lumbus, ii. 300; his conduct, ii. 301; his reception
of Columbus on his second return, ii. 342; lays the
foundation of the power of Charles V., ii. 344;
promises Columbus to furnish him with ships for a
third voyage, ii. 343; disappointed that his newly
discovered possessions have not become a source of
profit, iii. 177; assaulted by the clamors of ruffians
who had returned from Hispaniola, iii. 178; his in-
gratitude to Columbus becomes evident, iii. 179;
listens to the rebels who had been permitted to re-
turn to Spain, iii. 181; sends out a commission to
inquire into the conduct of Columbus, iii. 182; re-
probates the conduct pursued against Columbus,
and invites him to court, iii. 223; promises to re-
store him to all his rights and privileges, iii. 226;
his jealousy awakened at the discoveries of the
English and Portuguese, iii. 235; his ingratitude,
to Columbus, iii. 236; listens to the project of Co-
lumbus for a fourth voyage, iii. 260; his ingratitude

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more evinced on the return of Columbus from his
last voyage, iv. 101, III, 117; erects a monument
over Columbus, iv. 126; cupidity of, iv. 211; favors
the projects of both Nicuesa and Ojeda, iv. 216; re-
ceives Cayzedo and Colmenares, iv. 397; orders an
expedition to scour the islands of the Caribs, v. 96;
his conduct to Don Diego, Columbus' son, v. III;
consents that Don Diego should commence a process
against him before the Council of the Indies, v. 112;
the defence set up, ib.; separates the Isthmus of
Darien into two great provinces, v. 117; death, v.
124

Fernandez, Garcia, physician of Palos, his account of
Columbus at the gate of the convent on his first arri-
val in Spain, i. 124; testimony of, relative to Pin-
zon, v. 203

Ferrer, Jayme, an eminent lapidary, substance of his
letter to Columbus, iii. 258

Festival, religious, of a Haytien cacique, description
of, ii. 142

Fevers, the aborigines' mode of treating, iv. 162

Fiesco, Bartholomew, embarks with Mendez, from
Jamaica to Hispaniola, iii. 383; attends the last
moments of Columbus, iv. 125

Fish, curious, ii. 226

Fishing, curious methods of, ii. 187

Florida discovered, v. 92

Fonseca, Juan Rodriguez de, appointed superintendent
of Indian affairs, ii. 8; his character, ib.; his differ-
ence with Columbus, ii. 31; impedes the affairs of
Columbus, ii. 359; writes a cold letter to Columbus,
by order of the sovereigns, iii. 132; his baseness
fully displayed, iii. 149; supposed to have instigated

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