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This collection assembles historical narratives and adventure tales that trace early Spanish incursions along the coasts and interiors of Central and South America, recounting voyages, clashes with indigenous peoples, and episodes of conquest centered on prominent explorers and conquistadors; chapters follow expeditions across Panama, Peru and Mexico and examine campaigns, sieges and the collapse of native polities. A second section shifts to American maritime and frontier episodes, presenting a whaler's yarn, notable duels, the cruise of a trading vessel, the career of an early naval commander, a cavern engagement, and a nostalgic essay on boyhood life in the West.


H

Hamilton, Alexander, 248

Helps, Sir Arthur, the historian, referred to, 63 (footnote), 70, 78, 118, 124, 178, 188, 220, 224

Herrera, referred to, 179 (footnote)

Honduras, 4, 5, 8, 13, 219

Hopkins, Sterling A., 257

Horn, Cape, 266

Horses introduced to the natives of South America, 13

Huarina, battlefield of, 110

Huascar, son of Huayna, 72, 85, 108

Huitzilopochtli, Aztec god of war, 126, 127, 184


I

Inca, the young, Manco Capac, 68

    the Empire, 69

    civilization, 69

    "Child of the Sun," 71

    Pizarro's capture of the, 75-84

    ransom and murder of the, 85-92

    and Peruvians strike for freedom, 93-102

Incas, the, 69-112

Independence, the, privateer, 284

Indian, the brig, of London, 240

Indian wife, Balboa's, 37, 44, 47, 48

Indians, Warm Spring, 302-306

Indies, the, 7, 8, 10

Isabella, Queen, and her court mentioned, 6

Island, of Gallo, the, 62, 63 (foot-note)

    of Gorgona, the, 63

    of Puna, 67

Island, St. Mary's, 231, 242

    Ducie, 239, 242

    of Massafera, 240

Islands, Society, 237

    Sandwich, 237, 267

    Cape Verde, 264

    Falkland, 265

    Vancouver, 271

Isles of Pearls, 59

Isthmus, of Darien, 5, 26, 32, 37, 109, 116

    of Panama, 5, 27, 50, 110

Ixlilxochitl, referred to, 179 (footnote)

Ixtaccihuatl, 144

Iztatapalan, 195


J

Jackson, Andrew, 248-250

Jamaica, 8, 17

Jones, John Paul, 281-297

    William Paul, 290-295

    Mrs. Willie, 290, 296

    Colonel Cadwallader, 296

Joy, Matthew, mate of the Essex, 231, 239

Juarez, Benito, 224


K

King, John II. of France, referred to, 86 (footnote)

Kirk, referred to, 63 (footnote)


L

Leopard, British ship, 251

Lepe, an explorer, 5

Lewis, James, 263-277

Lima, 93, 98, 101, 105, 111

Lorenzana, Archbishop, referred to, 198 (footnote)

Louden, Mary Paul, sister of John Paul Jones, 291

Luque, 60-67

Lyons, James, 305


M

McKay, 262-277

MacNutt, referred to, 128, 225

Maddox, Dr., 252

Madigan, John, 307-311

Magellan, referred to, 39 (footnote), 61 (footnote)

    Straits of, 109

Main, the Spanish, 3, 5

Malinal (or Marina) 115, 116; 123-125; 135, 145, 219

Malinche, shorter form of Malintzin, 124, 208, 209, 217

Malintzin, Aztec name for Cortes, 124

Marco Polo, referred to, 37

Maria, Donna, daughter of Cortes, 223

Marina, Malinal, baptized as, 124

Markham, referred to, 4, 63 (footnote), 78, 87

Massacre of Caxamarca, 73-85

Maxixcatzin, 141

Mayas, the, 122

Medellin, native city of Cortes, 117

Mexico, the Gulf of, 3, 116

    the country of, 53, 127

    Aztec Empire of, 115, 125

    shores of, 117

    City of, 125, 137, 146-162

    Republic of, 126, 224

    valley of, 144, 218

    King of, 217

Mexitl, one of the names of Aztec war god, 126

Montezuma Xocoyotzin, Emperor of Mexico, 115; sends messengers to Cortes, 135, 137; described, 136, 137; and the Tlascalans, 140, 141; agrees to receive Cortes, 143; meeting with Cortes, 162-168; seizure of, 171-173; deposed, 176; end of, 178-180


N

Napoleon at Toulon, referred to, 74 (footnote)

Narvaez, Panfilo de, 174, 175

Navigators, the fifteenth-century, 4

New Andalusia, 7

Newity, Nootka village, 271

Nicuesa, Diego de, 3, 5, 8, 20, 27

Nombre de Dios, 23, 36

Nootkas, the, 271


O

Ojeda, Alonza de, 3; heads first important expedition along South American coast, 4; second voyage, 5; arrives at Santo Domingo, 8; adventures of, 10-19; referred to, 55

Olano, Lope de, 21, 22, 24

Ordaz, 144

Orellano, commander under Gonzalo Pizarro, 105

Orgonez, 102, 103

Orinoco, the, 4

Otumba, valley of, 191

Otumies, tribe of, 141

Ovando, an explorer with Nicuesa, 7

Oviedo, quoted, 56, 57, 179 (footnote)


P

Pacific, the, so called by Magellan, 39 (footnote)

    discovery of, 39-42

    Balboa reaches, 45

Painala, town of, 115

    Lord of, 115

Panama, Pedrarias dies at, 50

    Pedrarias the founder and governor of, 56

    Pizarro living in, 57

    Pizarro sends ship to, 62

    Pedro de los Rios, governor of, 62

    referred to, 63, 65, 66

    States, 116

Parnell, W. R., 306-311

"Pearl Coast," the, 4

Pedrarias, 32-35; 42-50; 107

Perez, Gomez, 111, 112

Peru, 40, 53, 63, 64, 66, 68, 93, 95, 105, 109, 237

Peruvians, the, 69-102

Pettis, Congressman Spencer, 255

Philip II., 65

Pizarrists, the, 106

Pizarro, Francisco, 9, 16, 18, 38-40; 48, 54, 55-107

    Hernando, 54, 55, 67, 79, 93, 96-108

    Juan, 54, 96-99

    Gonzalo, the father, 53, 54

    Gonzalo, the son, 54, 96-101

    Pedro, 90

Pizarros, the, 46, 67, 96, 104, 105, 108-110

Pizons, the, explorers, 5

Pollard, James, captain of the Essex, 231

Popocatepetl, 144

Popotla, 190

Porto Rico, 5

Potosi, the mines of, 65, 109, 110

Prescott, the historian, referred to, 63 (footnote)

    reference to account of Inca civilization by, 69

    reference to amount of Inca's ransom, according to, 87


Q

Quarequa, Indian chief, 39

Quetzalcoatl, Toltec god, 129, 136

Quevedo, Bishop of Darien, 33

Quichua, the language of Peru, 82

Quinones, Antonio de, 202

Quito, 71, 91, 105, 109

Quiz-Quiz, 72, 85


R

Rada, Juan de, 105-112

Ranger, the, one of Jones's ships, 284

Ribero, Diego de, 21, 22

Rios, Pedro de los, 62, 65

Ruiz, 60-63 (and footnote), 65, 66


S

Sacsahuaman, 94, 97-99

Salamanca, University of, 117

Salinas, the plains of, 103

San Mateo, 67

San Miguel, 41, 56, 73

San Sebastian, 14, 16, 17, 19

Santiago River, 66

Santo Domingo, 8, 14, 19, 118

"Scourge of God," the, name given to Pedrarias, 43

Sea, Caribbean, 3

Sea of the South, so called by Balboa, 39

Serapis, the battle with the, 285-287

Shoshone nation, 301-304

Slavery, human, introduced into Peru by Christians, 95

South Sea, the, so called by Balboa, 39

    voyage, 44

    Pizarro's first sight of, 56

Spanish, Main, the, 3, 5

    Court, the, 6, 7

    rule in Mexico, 226

    in Peru, 226

"Starvation Harbor," 58, 59