CHAPTER

XXVII.-Vasco Nuñez and the Astrologer-

His Return to Acla

XXVIII.-Trial of Vasco Nuñez.

XXIX.-Execution of Vasco Nuñez

VALDIVIA AND HIS COMPANIONS

MICER CODRO, THE ASTROLOGER .

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JUAN PONCE DE LEON,

CONQUEROR OF PORTO RICO, AND DISCOVERER OF FLORIDA.

I.-Reconnoitring Expedition of Juan Ponce
de Leon to the Island of Boriquen

II.-Juan Ponce de Leon Aspires to the Gov-
ernment of Porto Rico.

III.-Juan Ponce Rules with a Strong Hand--
Exasperation of the Indians-Their
Experiment to Prove Whether the
Spaniards were Mortal.

IV. Conspiracy of the Caciques-Fate of

Sotomayor

.

V.-War of Juan Ponce with the Cacique

Agueybanà

VI.-Juan Ponce de Leon Hears of a Wonder-
ful Country and Miraculous Fountain.
VII.--Cruise of Ponce de Leon in Search of the
Fountain of Youth

VIII.-Expedition of Juan Ponce against the
Caribs His Death

APPENDIX.

No. I.-Transportation of the Remains of Co-
lumbus from San Domingo to Havana

No. II.-Notice of the Descendants of Columbus
No. III.-Fernando Columbus

No. IV.-Age of Columbus

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No. V.-Lineage of Columbus

No. VI.-Birthplace of Columbus

No. VII.-The Colombos .

No. VIII.-Expedition of John of Anjou

No. IX.-Capture of the Venetian Galleys by

Colombo the Younger

No. X.-Amerigo Vespucci .

No. XI.-Martin Alonzo Pinzon.

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204

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216

226

230

No. XII.-Rumor of the Pilot Said to have Died in the House of Columbus

No. XIII.-Martin Behem.

No. XIV.-Voyages of the Scandinavians.

No. XV.-Circumnavigation of Africa by the

Ancients

No. XVI. Of the Ships of Columbus
No. XVII.-Route of Columbus in his First

Voyage

No. XVIII.-Principles upon Which the Sums Mentioned in This Work have been Reduced into Modern Currency

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No. XXVII.-Discovery of the Island

No. XXV.-The Imaginary Island of St. Braudan

No. XXVI.-The Island of the Seven Cities

Maderia

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312

of

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No. XXXII.-"Navigatione del Re de Castiglia delle Isole e Paese Nuovamente Ritrovate"

No. XXXV.-On the Situation of the Terrestrial

No. XXXVI.—Will of Columbus

No. XXXVII.-Signature of Columbus

No. XXXVIII.-Manifesto of Alonso de Ojeda 390

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372

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INDEX

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PORTRAIT OF JUAN DE GRIJALVA
Redrawn from Herrera's "History of the West Indies."
PORTRAIT OF MONTEZUMA .

From De Solis' "Istoria della Conquista del Messico."
CACIQUE GOING TO RECEIVE PONCE DE LEON
Redrawn from Montani's "America."

PONCE DE LEON'S MEN KILLING SEA WOLVES.
Redrawn from De Bry's "Voyages."

MONUMENT TO COLUMBUS IN GENOA

PORTRAIT OF HERNANDO CORTEZ
Redrawn from De Solis' "Istoria della Conquista

del Messico."

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CAL VERSION OF COLUMBUS' LETTER, BY
GULIANA DATI-DATED OCTOBER 26, 1493. 352

LAST PAGE OF AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER OF
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, PRESERVED IN
THE COLUMBIAN LIBRARY, AT Seville

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