Contents. VASCO NUÑEZ DE BALBOA (Continued). XXII.-Expedition of Morales and Pizarro to the Shores of the Pacific Ocean- Their Visit to the Pearl Islands- Their Disastrous Return across the XXIII.-Unfortunate Enterprises of the Offi- XXIV. Vasco Nuñez Transports Ships across the Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, 27 I.-Reconnoitring Expedition of Juan Ponce de Leon to the Island of Boriquen II.-Juan Ponce de Leon Aspires to the Gov- III.-Juan Ponce Rules with a Strong Hand— Exasperation of the Indians-Their Experiment to Prove Whether the No. I.-Transportation of the Remains of Co- lumbus from San Domingo to Havana PORTRAIT OF JUAN DE GRIJALVA From De Solis' “Istoria della Conquista del Messico." 20 53 56 CACIQUE GOING TO RECEIVE PONCE DE LEON. 70 Redrawn from Montani's "America.” PONCE DE LEON'S MEN KILLING SEA WOLVES . 92 Redrawn from De Bry's "Voyages." MONUMENT TO COLUMBUS IN GENOA 96 PORTRAIT OF HERNANDO CORTEZ Redrawn from De Solis' "Istoria della Conquista del Messico."' TITLE-PAGE OF THE USUALLY TERMED METRI CAL VERSION OF COLUMBUS' LETTER, BY LAST PAGE OF AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF THE COLUMBIAN LIBRARY, AT SEVILLE 388 |