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Christopher Columbus (1440-1506)

Chapter 20: INDEX.
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A lively, often ironic biography traces the life and career of Christopher Columbus, detailing debated accounts of his birthplace and family background, childhood anecdotes, and his rise as an Atlantic navigator. It follows his efforts to secure patronage, the transoceanic voyages and first contacts in the Americas, and the ensuing administrative troubles, controversies, and changing reputation. The narrative blends factual recounting with humorous editorial asides, examining character, motivations, and legacy while framing him as an adopted figure in American memory.

INDEX.

  • Aguado, Juan, appointed investigator, 185;
  • investigates, 188;
  • makes nothing by it, 195.
  • Angel, Luis de St., 56;
  • offers to advance money, 57.
  • Astrolabe, invented, 32;
  • description of, 276.
  • Black Crook, thought to have broken out in Spain, 194.
  • Bobadilla, Francisco de, arrives in Hispaniola, 221;
  • arrests Columbus, 228;
  • sends Columbus to Spain, 229.
  • Boyle, Father Bernardo, 133;
  • desires to burn somebody, 150, 163;
  • is disappointed, 174.
  • Caonabo, 160;
  • captured, 175;
  • dies, 193.
  • Cedo, Fermin, alleged scientific person, 158.
  • Cogoletto, alleged birthplace of Columbus, 1.
  • Columbus, Bartholomew, born and translated, 4;
  • is sent to England, 38;
  • arrives at Hispaniola, 171;
  • made Governor of Isabella, 191;
  • able commander, 209;
  • arrested, 228;
  • sails with fourth exploring expedition, 236;
  • defeats Porras, 261.
  • Columbus, Christopher, born, 1;
  • translated, 3;
  • anecdotes of boyhood, 5;
  • goes to Pavia, 9;
  • becomes sailor, 11;
  • engages in Neapolitan expedition, 12;
  • deceives sailors or posterity, 13;
  • does not arrive in Portugal, 16;
  • does arrive there, 18;
  • marries, 19;
  • makes maps, 20;
  • lives at Porto Santo, 21;
  • goes to Iceland or elsewhere, 28;
  • talks to King John, 35;
  • goes to Spain, 38;
  • deposited with Quintanilla, 41;
  • meets Scientific Congress, 43;
  • goes to Convent of Rabida, 49;
  • meets committee on exploration, 54;
  • starts for France, 56;
  • goes to Palos, 61;
  • sails on first voyage, 67;
  • keeps false reckoning, 72;
  • discovers San Salvador, 89;
  • sails for Spain, 97;
  • wrecked, 102;
  • founds colony, 105;
  • sees Mermaids, 110;
  • displays seamanship, 115;
  • arrives at Azores, 116;
  • arrives at Palos, 125;
  • flattens egg, 135;
  • sails on second voyage, 138;
  • discovers Dominica, 141;
  • returns to Spain, 191;
  • loses popularity, 196;
  • sails on third voyage, 200;
  • discovers Trinidad, 204;
  • invents ingenious theory, 205;
  • arrives at Hispaniola, 208;
  • arrested, 228;
  • sent to Spain, 229;
  • arrives in Spain, 230;
  • sails on fourth voyage, 237;
  • reaches Honduras, 240;
  • searches for Panama Canal, 240;
  • founds colony at Veragua, 243;
  • sails away, 250;
  • reaches Jamaica, 251;
  • manages lunar eclipse, 258;
  • reaches Hispaniola, 262;
  • returns to Spain, 264;
  • dies, 268;
  • is extensively buried, 268;
  • perhaps is a sun-myth, 269;
  • character, 284.
  • Columbus, Diego, born, 4;
  • Governor of Isabella, 162;
  • sent to Spain to wait for opening in Connecticut, 177;
  • returns to Hispaniola, 187;
  • arrested by Bobadilla, 227.
  • Columbus, Dominico, combs wool, 3.
  • Compass, variation of, 55.
  • Congress of Salamanca, 46;
  • its tediousness, 45.
  • Correo, Pedro, 21;
  • he winks, 25;
  • is talked to death, 34.
  • Enriquez, Beatrix, loves not wisely but too well, 41;
  • is mentioned in Columbus’s will, 267.
  • Ericson, Eliphalet B., discovers America, 281.
  • Eclipse, story of, 258.
  • Egg, story of, 135.
  • Ferdinand, King of Aragon, 40.
  • Guacanagari, his affection for Columbus, 101;
  • his suspicious leg, 150;
  • falls extensively in love, 152;
  • protects Spaniards, 175.
  • Isabella, Queen of Castile, 41.
  • John, King of Portugal, 29;
  • his dishonorable conduct, 34.
  • La Navidad, founded, 105;
  • destroyed, 148.
  • Ledesma, Pedro, swims ashore, 249.
  • Marchena, Juan Perez de, prior of a convent, 50;
  • makes a night of it with Columbus, 51.
  • Margarite, rebels, 174.
  • Mendez, Diego, tries to reach Hispaniola from Jamaica, 252;
  • succeeds, 254.
  • Mendoza, Cardinal de, gives dinner, 135.
  • Mexica, De, rebels, 219.
  • Ojeda, Alonzo de, is a just man, 158;
  • captures Caonabo, 175;
  • arrives at Xaragua, 215;
  • his interview with Roldan, 216.
  • Ovando, Nicholas de, sent to Hispaniola, 233;
  • refuses to let Columbus land, 237;
  • delays to send aid to Columbus, 255;
  • finally does send it, 262.
  • Perestrello, Mrs., mother-in-law of Columbus, 20;
  • her use of the stove-lid, 21.
  • Pinzon, Martin Alonzo, fits out ship to join Columbus, 56;
  • has a brilliant idea, 83;
  • deserts, 97;
  • met by Columbus, 108;
  • reaches Palos, 127;
  • displays good sense, 128.
  • Pinzon, Vincente Yanez, fits out ship to join Columbus, 56.
  • Porras, Francisco de, mutinies, 256;
  • defeated and captured, 261.
  • Prester John, who he was, 31;
  • who he was not, 166.
  • Quibian, attacks colony, 246.
  • Quintanilla, receives Columbus on deposit, 41.
  • Roldan, Francisco, rebels, 210;
  • compromises, 215;
  • outwits Ojeda, 216;
  • drowned, 239.
  • Ships, rigged by Indianians, 64.
  • Talavera, De, the Queen’s confessor, 43.
  • Triana, De, discovers land, 86;
  • is disgusted, 87.
  • Villejo, Alonzo de, risks his eyes, 229.