Note 596 — Chapter VI · THE FINDING OF STRANGE COASTS.
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Footnote 596: In Columbus's own words, in his letter to the sovereigns describing this third voyage, "Y digo que ... viene este rio y procede de tierra infinita, pues al austro, de la cual fasta agora no se ha habido noticia." Navarrete, Coleccion, tom. i. p. 262.[Back to Main Text]