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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

• 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 13-30
• 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 31-48
• 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 49-63
• CHAPTER IV.
  The Landing on the Twelfth of October — The Natives and their Neighbors — Search for Gold — Cuba Discovered Columbus Coasts Along its Shores 64-87
• CHAPTER V.
  Landing on Cuba — The Cigar and Tobacco — Cipango and the Great Khan — From Cuba to Hayti — Its Shores and Harbors 88-100

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• 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 101-125
• 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 126-139
• 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 140-168
• 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 169-197
• 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 198-224

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• 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 225-239
• 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 240-272
• 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 273-291
• APPENDIX A . . . . . . . 293-303
• APPENDIX B . . . . . . . 304-309
• APPENDIX C . . . . . . . 309-312