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CHAPTER 1. EARLY LIFE OF COLUMBUS.

His Birth and Birth-place—His Early Education—His

experience at Sea-His Marriage and Residence in Lisbon—

His Plans for the Discovery of a Westward

Passage to the Indies

CHAPTER II. HIS PLANS FOR DISCOVERY.

Columbus Leaves Lisbon, and Visits Genoa—Visits Great

Spanish Dukes—For Six Years is at the Court of Ferdinand

and Isabella—The Council of Salamanca—His

Petition is at Last Granted—Squadron Made Ready

CHAPTER III. THE GREAT VOYAGE.

The Squadron Sails—Refits at Canary Islands—Hopes

and Fears of the Voyage—The Doubts of the Crew—

Land Discovered

CHAPTER IV.

The Landing on the Twelfth of October—The Natives and

their Neighbors—Search for Gold-Cuba Discovered

Columbus Coasts Along its Shores

CHAPTER V.

Landing on Cuba—The Cigar and Tobacco—Cipango and

the Great Khan—From Cuba to Hayti—Its Shores and

Harbors

CHAPTER VI.

Discovery of Hayti or Hispaniola—The Search for Gold—

Hospitality and Intelligence of the Natives—Christmas

Day—A Shipwreck—Colony to be Founded—Columbus

Sails East and Meets Martin Pinzon-The Two

Vessels Return to Europe—Storm—The Azores—

Portugal—Home

CHAPTER VII.

Columbus is Called to Meet the King and Queen—His

Magnificent Reception—Negotiations with the Pope and

with the King of Portugal—Second Expedition Ordered

—Fonseca—The Preparations at Cadiz

CHAPTER VIII.

The Second Expedition Sails From Cadiz—Touches at

Canary Islands—Discovery of Dominica and Guadeloupe

—Skirmishes with the Caribs—Porto Rico Discovered

—Hispaniola—The Fate of the Colony at La Navidad

CHAPTER IX.

The New Colony—Expeditions of Discovery—Guacanagari—

Search for Gold—Mutiny in the Colony—The

Vessels Sent Home—Columbus Marches Inland—

Collection of Gold—Fortress of St. Thomas—A New Voyage

of Discovery—Jamaica Visited—The South Shore

of Cuba Explored—Return—Evangelista Discovered

—Columbus Falls Sick—Return to Isabella

CHAPTER X. THE THIRD VOYAGE.

Letter to the King and Queen—Discovery of Trinidad and

Paria—Curious Speculation as to the Earthly Paradise

—Arrival at San Domingo—Rebellions and Mutinies in

that Island-Roldan and His Followers—Ojeda and

His Expedition—Arrival of Bobadilla—Columbus a

Prisoner

CHAPTER XI. SPAIN, 1500, 1502.

A Cordial Reception in Spain—Columbus Favorably

Received at Court—New Interest in Geographical

Discovery—His Plans for the Redemption of the Holy

Sepulchre—Preparations for a Fourth Expedition

CHAPTER XII. FOURTH VOYAGE.

The Instructions Given for the Voyage—He is to go to

the Mainland of the Indies—A Short Passage—Ovando

Forbids the Entrance of Columbus into Harbor

Bobadilla's Squadron and Its Fate—Columbus Sails Westward

—Discovers Honduras, and Coasts Along Its Shores

—The Search for Gold—Colony Attempted and Abandoned

—The Vessels Become Unseaworthy—Refuge at

Jamaica—Mutiny Led by the Brothers Porras—Messages

to San Domingo—The Eclipse—Arrival of Relief

—Columbus Returns to San Domingo, and to Spain

CHAPTER XIII.

Two Sad Years—Isabella's Death—Columbus at Seville—

His Illness—Letters to the King—journeys to Segovia

—Salamanca and Valladolid—His Suit There—Philip

and Juana—Columbus Executes His Will—Dies—His

Burial and the Removal of His Body—His Portraits—

His Character