A History of the Life and Voyages of ...

Summary

Read this book

Download PDF

By Washington Irving

Published 1828
G. & C. Carvill

Original from Harvard University

Digitized Jul 25, 2006

Buy this book

Google Product Search

Borrow this book

Find this book in a library

Key words and phrases

Discovery of Jamaica	14
magon, cacique, mangi
Coasting of the southern side of Cuba	25
cacique, visiters, tiempo
Voyage along the south side of Hispaniola	48
casas, vallado, saona
Misconduct of Don Pedro Margarite	59
caonabo, margarite, ojeda
Measures of Columbus to restore the quiet	72
caonabo, ojeda, turey
Arrival of Antonio de Torres with four	82

Discovery of Jamaica	14
magon, mangi, palacios
Voyage along the south side of Hispaniola	48
casas, vallado, saona
Misconduct of Don Pedro Margarite	59
margarite, cibao, maguana
Measures of Columbus to restore the quiet	72
turey, spaniards, chieftain
Arrival of Antonio de Torres with four	82
sovereigns, sove, torres
Expedition of Columbus against the	87
anacaona, gold dust, naked savages
Intrigues against Columbus in the Court	102
aguado, adelantado, hayna
BOOK IX	123
hayna, adelantado, aguado
BOOK X	151
sierpe, arenal, guanin
Continuation of the voyage through	172
paria, cubagua, navarrete
Speculations of Columbus concerning	181
loadstone, equinoctial, equator
BOOK XL	191
anacaona, adelan, tado
Conspiracy of Roldan	216
roldan, barrantes, ballester
The adelantado repairs to the Vega	223
roldan, vega, tributes
Second insurrection of Guarionex	230
cabron, utias, coronal
BOOK XII	243
caravajal, domingo, repining
Negociation of the admiral with the rebels	250
caravajal, bonao, ballester
arrangement with them	265
negociation, admiral, herrera
Grants made to Roldan and his followers	271
bonao, guevara, herrera
BOOK XIII	299
bobadilla, isabella, admiral
violent assumption of the command 309 III Columbus summoned to appear before	316
ovando, badilla, pinzon

Selected pages

Title Page

Table of Contents

Search in this book

References from books

Forces Of Change: An Unorthodox View of History
by Henry Hobhouse - 2005 - 310 pages
In this updated edition, Henry Hobhouse argues provocatively, and most convincingly, that modernhistory has been shaped less by the actions of human beings than by three natural...
Limited preview - Table of Contents - About this book

Other editions

A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
by Washington Irving - 1828
Full view - Table of Contents - About this book

A history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus: The life and voyages of Christopher ...
by Washington Irving - 1828
Full view - Table of Contents - About this book

A history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus: The life and voyages of Christopher ...
by Washington Irving - 1828
Full view - Table of Contents - About this book

References from scholarly works

Bibliographic Essay: History of Cartography
General Works, Before Columbus, Medieval Maps, Renaissance Cartography, Colonial Mapping ...

Related books

Works of Washington Irving
by Washington Irving - 1870
Volume 24 has imprint, New York, G.P. Putman and son, 1869.
Full view - Table of Contents - About this book

Christopher Columbus: His Life and His Work
by Charles Kendall Adams - 1892 - 261 pages
Full view - Table of Contents - About this book

Christopher Columbus: Master Italian Navigator in the Court of Spain
by Martha Kneib - 2003 - 112 pages
This series supports the social studies curriculum for: - European exploration of the Americas- people,places and environment
Limited preview - Table of Contents - About this book

Places mentioned in this book

Bonao - Page 258
Domingo by the rebels ; and had sent refreshments to them at Bonao. It was alleged, moreover, that he had given himself out as a colleague of Columbus ...
more pages: 251 253 259 260 261 272 274 294 317 319

Oviedo - Page 68
There is a traditional anecdote, which Oviedo relates of Pedro Margarite, the farmer commander of this fortress, but which may with more probability ...
more pages: 101 120

Seville - Page 281
Under this license, Ojeda fitted out four ships at Seville, assisted by many eager and wealthy speculators. Among the number was the celebrated ...
more pages: 55 84 85 141 255 331 337 351 363

Granada - Page 108
as had been the custom with respect to negroes taken on the coast of Africa, and to Moorish prisoners captured in the war with Granada. ...
more pages: 176 303 355 359

Batabano - Page 28
space was clear and open, the islands in sight lying to the south and west; a description which agrees with that of the great bay of Batabano. ...

Leogane - Page 196
Leogane. The Spaniards had heard many accounts of the soft and delightful region of Xaragua, in one part of which some of the Indian traditions placed ...

Burgos - Page 134
On his way to Burgos, therefore, where the sovereigns were expected, he made a studious display of the curiosities and treasures which he had brought ...
more pages: vi

Porto Santo - Page 153
Lucar, touching at the islands of Porto Santo and Madeira, where he remained a few days taking in wood and water, and other supplies, ...

Genoa - Page 141
and increase of the city of Genoa, provided it should not be contrary to the service of the church, and the interests of the Spanish crown. ...

Salamanca - Page 262
of a compliance with his terms: but offering to agree to any compact that should be drawn up with the approbation of Caravajal and Salamanca. ...