INDEX.

Agnado, Don John, appointed inspector, 166.

Assistance, obstacles to, 44;

arguments at Salamanca, 52.

Barcelona, Columbus’s reception at, 118.

Bobadilla, Francis de, 198;

brutal energy of, 203.

Boyle, Father, mutinous spirit of, 166.

Brooks, W. K., account of the Lucayan Indians, 149.

Bull of demarcation, 122.

Cabral, Pedro, discovers Brazil, 214.

Caonabo, bravery of, 142, 157.

Caribbean Sea, visit to, 131.

Caribs, discovery of, 106;

character of, 132.

Catilina, loss of, 138.

Columbus, Bartholomew, his birth, 6;

abode at Lisbon, 16;

goes to England and France, 42;

in charge at Isabella, 169;

authority confirmed, 173;

disasters, 184.

Columbus, Christopher, place of his birth, 1;

time of his birth, 4;

parentage, 6;

early years, 7;

geographical studies, 8;

early maritime experience, 9;

voyage to the north, 11;

vocation as a bookseller, 14;

his geographical learning, 15;

his moving to Lisbon, 15;

his marriage, 17;

leaves Portugal, 19;

commercial enterprises, 21;

ideas of discovery, 22;

sphericity of the earth, 23;

influence of the Imago Mundi, 27;

letters of Toscanelli, 29;

attempts to secure assistance, 34;

refusal of Portugal, 40;

leaves Portugal for Spain, 41;

seeks assistance, 44;

obstacles, 45;

royal support, 47;

meeting at Salamanca, 53;

relations with Beatriz Henriquez, 57;

visit to Portugal, 58;

Talavera, 60;

goes to La Rabida, 62;

visits the court, 64;

terms demanded, 65;

terms of the commission, 68;

the first voyage, 74;

conduct of the crew, 85;

indications of land, 85;

discovery of land, 87;

settlement at La Navidad, 96;

sails for home, 105;

storms, 108;

reception at Lisbon, 114;

at Palos, 115;

at Barcelona, 118;

renewal of commission, 122;

preparation for second voyage, 126;

the Caribbean Sea, 131;

loss of La Navidad, 136;

founding of Isabella, 140;

report to the monarchs, 143;

slavery proposed, 144;

visits Cuba, 152;

oath required of the men, 154;

return, 155;

additional demands for gold, 162;

general spirit of revolt, 164;

Agnado, 166;

determination to return, 168;

reaches Spain, 172;

residence with Bernaldez, 174;

preparations for third voyage, 175;

sailing, 177;

discovers Trinidad, 178;

discovers mainland, 179;

reaches Isabella, 184;

revolt of Roldan, 188;

unfavourable reports, 196;

Bobadilla appointed, 197;

arrest and confinement of Columbus, 203;

reaches Spain in chains, 205;

judgment of Isabella, 207;

importunities, 211;

fourth expedition sails, 216;

is denied the port at San Domingo, 220;

terrible storms, 222;

sails along the Mosquito coast, 225;

Varagua, 225;

disasters, 227;

disappointment and withdrawal, 228;

shipwreck on coast of Jamaica, 229;

final rescue, 233;

return to Spain, 234;

last days, 235;

numerous letters, 236;

makes his will, 238;

death, 238;

burial, 239;

removal of remains, 240;

question of dispute, 241;

personal appearance, 248;

portraits, 248;

estimate of his character, 252.

Columbus, Diego, appointment of, 201.

Columbus, Fernando, his birth, 20.

Crew of the first expedition, 76;

of the second, 125;

of the fourth, 216.

Cronau, his theory as to the landfall, 89;

investigation of the place of the remains, 246.

Cuba, discovery of, 94.

D’Ailly, Cardinal, influence of his Imago Mundi, 27.

Deza, Diego de, friendliness of, 53.

Diaz, Bartholomew, discovers Cape of Good Hope, 22.

Diaz, Bernald, mutiny of, 152.

Discovery, first ideas of Columbus concerning, 32.

Discoveries of the Cabots and others, 213, 256.

England, application to, 36.

Fonseca, appointment of, to superintendency, 124;

unfriendliness to Columbus, 176.

France, application to, 36.

Genoa, probable place of Columbus’s birth, 1;

assistance, 33.

Gold, its place in the mind of Columbus, 98;

quest of, 147;

tribute for, 160;

reported discovery of, 184.

Guanahani, discovery and situation of, 87.

Iceland, probable voyage of Columbus to, 12, 28.

Indians, character of, 92, 148;

friendly nature of, 96;

attitude of Columbus toward, 102;

revolt of, 157, 160, 162;

friendliness of, 179.

Inquisition in Spain, 44.

Isabella, city of, founded, 140;

condition of, in 1500, 209.

Isabella, of Castile, attitude toward Columbus, 49;

judgment concerning Columbus, 207.

La Navidad, colony settled at, 96;

loss of colony, 135.

La Rabida, monastery of, 41;

visit of Columbus to, 62.

Las Casas, his judicious estimate of Columbus, 253.

Lisbon, home of Columbus, 13.

Mandeville, John de, writings of, 26.

Margarite, expedition of, 156;

return to Spain, 156.

Marriage of Columbus, 17.

Medina Celi, assists Columbus, 43, 59.

Mendez, Diego, daring sail from Jamaica, 230.

Moorish war, 46.

Moya, The Marchioness de, assistance of, 54.

Mutinous spirit in Isabella, 164.

Ojeda, expedition of, 142, 147, 157;

unfriendliness of, 193.

Ovando, succeeds Bobadilla, 215;

refuses hospitality to Columbus, 220;

shipwreck, 222;

grants hospitality, 234.

Pinzon, Martin Alonzo, 76;

his treachery and death, 115.

Piratical experiences of Columbus, 9.

Porras, Francisco de, revolt of, 231.

Portraits of Columbus, 249.

Portugal, refuses assistance, 39.

Prince Henry, 34.

Ptolemy, Geography of, 24.

Quintanilla, Alonzo de, 48.

Remains of Columbus at San Domingo, 241.

Repartimientos, establishment of, 161, 183.

Roldan, revolt of, 188;

settlement of difficulties, 191.

Salamanca, audience at, 49.

Slavery, proposed by Columbus, 144;

persisted in, 182, 194.

Sphericity of the earth, 22;

history of the doctrine, 23;

speculations of Columbus regarding, 180.

Talavera, 60, 64.

Tordesillas, treaty of, 128.

Toscanelli, letters of, 29.

Trinidad, discovery of, 178.

Venice, relations of, to Columbus, 35.

Vespucius, Americus, relations of, to Columbus, 237.

Voyage, the first, preparation for, 76;

preparation for the second, 125;

for the third, 171.

Watling’s Island, the place of the landfall, 89.