Today's installment concludes Columbus Discovers America,the name of our combined selection from Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus. The

Being now very much on their guard, they still held on their course until about two in the morning of Friday, October 12th, when the Pinta, which was

On this the people were again ready to mutiny, and resumed their murmurs and cabals against him.Continuing Columbus Discovers America,our

In the afternoon of this day they saw abundance of weeds lying in length north and south, and three alcatrases pursued by a rabo-de-junco.Continuing

On Wednesday, September 12th, having got to about one hundred fifty leagues west of Ferro, they discovered a large trunk of a tree, sufficient to have

During this voyage, and indeed in all the four voyages which he made from Spain to the West Indies, the admiral was very careful to keep an exact

I promise this, that if I am supported by our most invincible sovereigns with a little of their help, as much gold can be supplied as they will need,

These people practice no kind of idolatry; on the contrary they firmly believe that all strength and power, and in fact all good things, are in