Francisca de Ribera, la bendicion de Dios Todopoderoso, Padre y Hijo
y Espíritu Santo y la mia descienda sobre vos y vos cubra y os haga
catolicos cristianos, y os dé gracia que siempre le ameis y temais.
Hijos: encomiendoos mucho la paz y concordia, y que seais muy conformes
y no soberbios, sino muy humildes y muy amigables á todos los que
contratáredes, porque todos os tengan amor: servid lealmente al Almirante
mi Señor, y su Señoría os hará muchas mercedes por quien él es, y
porque mis grandes servicios lo merecen; y sobre todo os mando, hijos
mios, seais muy devotos y oyais muy devotamente los Oficios Divinos, y
haciéndolo ansi Dios nuestro Señor os dará largos dias de vida. A él
plega por su infinita bondad haceros tan buenos como yo deseo que seais,
y os tenga siempre de su mano. Amen.
Los libros que de acá os envio son los siguientes:
Arte de bien morir de Erasmo. Un sermon de Erasmo en romance. Josefo de
Bello Judaico. La Filosofía moral de Aristóteles. Los libros que se dicen
Lingua Erasmi. El libro de la Tierra santa. Los coloquios de Erasmo. Un
tratado de las querellas de la Paz. Un libro de Contemplaciones de la
Pasion de nuestro Redentor. Un tratado de le venganza de la muerte de
Agamenon, y otros tratadillos.
Ya dije, hijos mios, que estos libros os dejo por mayorazgo, con las
condiciones que estan dichas de suso en el testamento, y quiero que
vayan todos con algunas Escrituras mias, que se hallarán en el arca que
está en Sevilla, que es de cedro, como ya está dicho: pongan tambien en
esta el mortero de mármol que está en poder del Sr. D. Hernando, ó de su
mayordomo.
Digo yo Diego Mendez que esta Escritura contenida en trece hojas es mi
testamento y postrimera voluntad, porque yo lo ordené é hice escribir,
y lo firmé de mi nombre, y por él revoco y doy por ningunos otros
cualesquier testamentos hechos en cualesquier otros tiempos ó lugar;
y solo este quiero que valga, que es hecho en la villa de Valladolid
en diez y nueve dias del mes de Junio, año de nuestro Redentor de mil
quinientos treinta y seis años. Diego Mendez. E yo el dicho García de
Vera, Escribano Notario público, presente fui á todo lo que dicho es, que
de mi se hace mencion, é por mandado del dicho Sr. Teniente é pedimento
del dicho Bachiller Estrada, este testamento en estas veinte é seis hojas
de papel, pliego entero, como aquí parece, fice escrebir como ante mí se
presentó é abrió, é ansi queda originalmente en mi poder. E por ende fice
aquí este mi signo tal en (_está signado_) testimonio de verdad. García
de Vera. (_Está firmado._)
_Concuerda literalmente con las cláusulas copiadas de un testimonio
signado y firmado por el expresado Escribano García de Vera, que obra
originalmente en el Archivo del Excmo. Sr. Almirante Duque de Veraguas,
de donde lo copié en Madrid á veinte y cinco dias del mes de Marzo de mil
ochocientos veinte y cinco años.—Tomas Gonzalez._
FOOTNOTES:
[213] Donna Maria de Toledo, widow of Diego Columbus.
[214] Possibly the ship they abandoned was inferior in size, or in some
other respect.
[215] Ferdinand Columbus says that the Indians called this eastern point
of the island Aramaquique, and that it was thirty-four leagues from
Maima, where the admiral was.
[216] This cape is since called Cape Tiburon. Mendez does not speak of
his arrival at the little island of Naraza, and other places spoken of by
Ferdinand Columbus and Herrera.
[217] This should be Xaragua.
[218] On the twenty-eighth of June 1504; he entered the harbour of St.
Domingo on the thirteenth of August, started for Spain on the twelfth of
September, and arrived at San Lucar on Thursday, the seventh of November.
[219] By B. von Breydenbach.(?)
FINIS.
INDEX.
Adda (Marquis d’), his reproduction of the printed text of the first
letter, cxxv
Adelantado, _see_ Bartholomew Columbus
Adelphus (John), his connection with St. Dié, lxxxvi
Ages, a kind of turnip used by the Indians, 63, 68
Aguacadiba, village in Jamaica, 223
Aguado (Juan), recommended to the notice of the King and Queen, 93
Aguja (Punta de la), Needle Point, 125
Ailly (Cardinal Pierre d’), his Imago Mundi studied by Columbus, xlv
Alcatraz (Point), 125
Alfragan, the Arab astronomer, his influence on Columbus, xlvii
Aloes, found in Española, 67
Ameyro (The Cacique), his friendship for Diego Mendez, 225
Animals in Española, 42
—— of Cariay, 200
Antillia, supposed island of, xxvi
Appianus, his Mappe-monde bearing the name of America, lxxxvii
Arabian expedition to America, xix
Arana (Diego de), Governor of Española, 12
—— (Pedro de), commander of one of the ships sent on by Columbus
to Española in the third voyage, 115
Arenal (Point of), 119
Arguin, called by Columbus Hargin, 136
Arin, Island of, 135
Arrows used by the Caribbees, 31
Astrolabe rendered useful for seamen, li
Atlantis, spoken of by Plato, v
Australia discovered by the Portuguese within one hundred years of
the rounding of Cape Bojador by Prince Henry’s navigators, i
Avan, a province of Juana, 10
Ayala (Pedro de), on the supposed islands in the Atlantic, xxvi
Ayay, one of the Caribbee Islands, 31
Axes made of stone used by the Indians, 68
Azoa, Province of Española, 232
Bacon (Roger), his _Opus Majus_ supplied the portion of the _Imago
Mundi_ which is supposed to have inspired Columbus with the
idea of discovering America, xlvii
Bardson (Heriulf), establishes himself at Heriulfsnes in Greenland, x
Barrow (Sir John), his account of Cortereal’s expedition, xxvii
Bastimentos, harbour of, 184
Becher (Captain), agrees with Muñoz on the landfall of Columbus, lx
Behaim (Martin), on the supposed islands in the Atlantic, xxvi;
said to have discovered the Azores, xxx;
the evidence of his globe, xxxi;
in conjunction with Roderigo and Josef, renders the astrolabe
useful for seamen, li
Belem and Belpuerto, disabled ships left there, 193
—— or Yebra, river, 213
Beltran, recommended to the notice of the King and Queen, 92
Bianco (Andrea), his map, on which is the word “Antillia,” xxvi
Bibliography, cviii
Birds’ nests in Española at Christmas, 42
Bobadilla (D. Francisco de), his infamous treatment of Columbus, lxxi;
his death, lxxvi
—— ——, Columbus’s account of his arrival in Española, 159;
his conduct, 160;
arrests Columbus, 167;
seizes his house and papers, 173
Bohio discovered, lxiii
Bohio, a province of Española, 41
Bojador (Cape), rounded by Prince Henry’s navigators in 1434, i
Bonacca, _see_ Guanaga
Brazil, supposed island of, xxvi
Bremen (Adam of), makes the earliest allusion (_printed_) to the
colonization of America by the Scandinavians, viii
Brerewood (Edward), derives the Americans from the Tartars, vi
Burenquen (Porto Rico), discovered, 39
Cabot (John), his zeal for the discovery of the supposed islands in
the Atlantic, xxvi
—— (Sebastian), his discovery demonstrated, xxviii
Cabras, Goat Island, 43
Canaanites supposed to have peopled America, vi
Cannibals, Caribbee, 26, 29
—— in Cariay, 201
Canoes, 9, 10
Caonabó, a chief in Española accused of having burned the Spanish
settlement, 48;
gold mines in Niti belonging to him, 64;
his bad disposition towards the Christians, 77
Cape Gracias a Dios, 178
Cape Honduras, lxxvii
Cape Verde Islands discovered by Diego Gomez (see _Life of Prince
Henry the Navigator_), 115, 116
Capitana ship, the captaincy given to Diego Mendez, 222
Carabajal, Alonzo Sanchez de, commanded one of the ships sent on by
Columbus to Española in the third voyage, 115
Caracol, Bay of, in Española, 47
Caradoc of Llancarvan’s account of the Welsh expedition, xxi
Carambaru, golden mirrors worn by the Indians, 180
Cariay, Columbus arrives there in his fourth voyage, 180;
enchanters, 199;
sepulchre, 199;
animals, 200;
cannibals, 201;
copper mines, 201;
cotton beautifully worked, 201
Caribbee Islands discovered, 25
Caseneuve (Guillaume de), his name confounded with that of Columbus,
xxxviii
Cathay, Northern China, 194
Cazadilla, bishop of Ceuta, condemns the proposed enterprise of
Columbus, lii
Celts supposed to have peopled America, ix
Ceyre, Cayre or Charis (Dominica), 31;
said to abound in gold, 37, 38
Chanca’s (Dr.) letter, iii;
history of, cxxxviii, cxl;
physician to the fleet of Columbus, in his second voyage, his
letter, 19;
mentioned in the memorial of Columbus, 93
Chinese supposed to have reached America by the north, vii
Ciamba, province of, gold mines, 180
Cibao, gold mines of, 69
Ciguare, dress and customs of the people, 181
Cladera (Don Cristóbal) refutes the statements respecting Behaim, xxx
Cobrava Aurira, province, 214
Columbus (Bartholomew) sent by his brother to Henry VII, lvi;
arrested by Bobadilla, 167
Columbus (Christopher) derives the idea of explorations to the West
from Prince Henry’s researches into the Atlantic, i;
the importance of his original letters, ii;
the pathos and dignity of his complaints, iii;
the evidence of European adventurers having visited America before
his time, does not detract from his merit, xxxi;
every previous discovery having been accidental, xxxii;
his parentage and date of birth, xxxii, xxxiv;
birthplace, xxxv;
education, xxxv;
his connection with Guillaume de Caseneuve discussed, xxxvii, xlii;
his sojourn in Portugal, where he first receives the inspiration
of his great discovery, his marriage with the daughter of
Perestrello and consequent inheritance of his papers, etc.,
xlii, xliii;
the facts and signs which convinced him there was land to the West,
xliii, xliv;
his studies, xlv;
influenced by al Fergani or Alfragan, xlvii;
Marco Polo and Sir John Mandeville, xlviii;
his letter to Toscanelli and the answer, xlix;
his patience in biding his time for application to the King of
Portugal, l;
his letters of 1477 quoted by his son, l;
his audience with the king, li;
his enterprise condemned by the Council, lii;
his unworthy treatment, lii;
and departure, liii;
conjectures respecting his subsequent history, liii;
his visit to the Convent of Rabida, liv;
his various fortune at the Court of Spain, liv, lvii;
sets out on his first great voyage, lvii;
discovers the Island of San Salvador, etc., the true landfall
discussed, lviii-lxiii;
establishes a colony in Hispaniola, lxiii;
his stormy passage home, lxiv;
reception at the Azores, lxiv;
arrives at Lisbon, lxv;
and reaches Spain in safety, lxvi;
his triumph at Barcelona, lxvi;
the Papal bull obtained, lxvii;
his second voyage, lxviii;
and return, lxix;
third voyage, lxix;
his cruel treatment, lxxi, lxxii;
arrives in Spain and is honourably received by the sovereigns,
lxxiii;
his fourth voyage, lxxiv;
and return, lxxix;
his sufferings till death, lxxx;
his first letter addressed to Raphael Sanchez, 1;
discovers San Salvador, Santa Maria de Conception, Fernandina,
Isabella and Juana, 2;
sees another island and names it Española, 3;
takes possession of Española and builds the fortress of Villa de
Navidad, 11;
describes the benefits to be derived from his discoveries, 15, 16;
leaves Cadiz for his second voyage, arrives at the Great Canary,
Gomera, 20;
Ferro, 21;
discovers Dominica and Marigalante, 22;
discovers Guadaloupe, 24;
discovers Montserrat, Santa Maria la Redonda, Santa Maria la
Antigua, and St. Martin, 34;
discovers Santa Cruz and St. Ursula, 38;
discovers Porto Rico, which he names St. John the Baptist, 39;
arrives at Española, 41;
receives a deputation from Guacamari, 44;
finds the settlement destroyed by fire, 51;
goes to visit Guacamari, 54;
selects Port Isabella for the new settlement, builds the City of
Marta, 62;
sends two parties in search of gold mines, 69;
his memorial to the King and Queen of the results of the second
voyage, 72;
refers to Gorbalan and Hojeda for an account of the gold to be
found, 74;
describes the difficulties and dangers to be encountered, 75, 81;
describes the fertility of the country, 81;
asks for supplies, 82, 84;
asks for the confirmation of Antonio de Torres as governor of the
City of Isabella, 92;
recommends to the notice of the King and Queen Messire Pedro
Margarite, Gaspar, Beltran, and Juan Aguado, 92, 93;
also Dr. Chanca, 93;
Coronel, 95;
also Gil Garcia, 96;
complains of the conduct of Juan de Soria, 98;
asks for further assistance and stores, 100, 104;
recommends Villacorta, 105;
his narrative of his third voyage, 108;
his address to the King and Queen, 108, 114;
sails from San Lucar, 114;
discovers Trinidad, 118;
describes Indians in a canoe near the point of Arenal, 119;
violent currents near the Point, 122;
beauty of the country at the Punta de la Aguja, 125;
conjectures respecting the violent currents, 130;
the north star, 133;
form of the earth, 134, 135;
describe the Gulf of Pearls, 139;
his conjectures as to the situation of Paradise, 141, 146;
letter to the nurse of Prince John, 152;
describes his troubles on arriving at Española, 155, 156;
conduct of Hojeda and Vincent Yañez, 156;
of Adrian Mogica and Don Ferdinand, 157;
describes Bobadilla’s arrival, 160;
his arrest by Bobadilla, 167;
his house and papers seized, 173;
letter to the King and Queen on his fourth voyage, 175;
his reception in Española, 176;
dreadful storm, 176, 178;
his distress on account of his son and brother, 178, 179;
arrives at Cariay, hears of gold mines in Ciamba, goes to
Carambaru, 180;
describes the people of Ciguare, 181;
his conjectures with regard to the earth, 183;
reaches the harbour of Bastimentos, 184;
his suffering during an awful tempest, 185;
returns to Puerto Gordo, 186;
reaches Veragua, 187;
finds gold mines, 188;
deceit of the Cacique Quibian, 188;
establishes a settlement, 189;
takes the Cacique prisoner, 189;
describes pathetically his misfortunes on this coast, 190;
his dream, 191, 192;
supposes himself in China, 194;
reaches Jamaica, 195;
repeats the course of his voyage, 196, 197;
describes the enchanters of Cariay, 199;
sculptured sepulchre, 199;
animals, 200;
products, 201;
abundance of gold in Veragua, 202;
conjectures concerning the gold of Solomon, 204;
his distress for the condition of Española and Paria, 206;
his touching complaint of cruel treatment, 209, 211;
his conference with Diego Mendez related by the latter, 226
Columbus (Diego), information given by him to Las Casas respecting
his father, xliii;
leaves Lisbon with his father, liii;
his father’s anxiety about him, 179
—— (Juan Antonio), commanded one of the ships sent on by Columbus
to Española in the third voyage, 115
—— (Ferdinand), on the subject of his father’s parentage and date
of birth, xxxii;
on the subject of Caseneuve, xxxviii;
on the subject of his father’s first thoughts of his great
discovery, xlii;
relates the facts and signs which led him on to the West, xliii;
collects his father’s books and bequeaths them to the Cathedral of
Seville, xlv;
speaks of the influence of Alfragan, xlvii;
quotes a letter of his father’s, l;
his statement that his father went to Spain in 1484, liii
Copper mines in Cariay, 201
Coral ornaments worn by the Indians of Ciguare, 181
Cordeiro quoted by Sir John Barrow, xxvii
Coronel recommended to the notice of the King and Queen, 95
Correa (Pedro), brother-in-law of Columbus, confirms his idea of land
to the West, xliii
Cortereals, the Portuguese explorers, xxvii
Cosa (Juan de la), his map, lxi, lxii, lxxxix
Cosmographiæ Introductio, of Waldseemüller, lxxxiv
Cotton worn by the Indian women, 6;
great quantities in the islands, 15;
found in Guadaloupe, both spun and prepared for spinning, 25;
spun and woven into sheets by the Caribbees, 29;
worn in bands round the knee and ankle by the Caribbee women, 30;
hammock of, 56;
worn by the Indian women, 64;
trees of in Española, 66;
worked in colours and worn by Indians near Point Arenal, 120;
beautifully worked in Cariay, 201
Crantor confirms the story told by Plato, v
Cuba, _see_ Juana
Cubagua discovered, lxx
Dati (Giuliano), his poem, xc, cvii
Dauphin (Port) in Española, 60
De Murr, his evidence on the subject of Behaim, xxxi
De Guignes, states that the Chinese reached America by the north,
vii;
his opinion on the Arabian expedition, xix
Deza (Diego de), the faithful friend of Columbus, lv, lxxx
Documents—Columbus’ letter on the first voyage, 1;
Dr. Chanca’s on the second voyage, 19;
Memorial of Columbus on the second voyage, 72;
letter of Columbus on the third voyage, 108;
his letter to the nurse of Prince John, 152;
his letter on the fourth voyage, 175;
narrative of Diego Mendez, 212
Dogs in Española, 42
Dominica, Island of, discovered, 22;
described in second voyage, 31;
report of gold there, 37
Dragon’s mouth, 139
Ducks found in Zuruquia, 13
Editio Princeps of first letter of Columbus, the rival claims
discussed, cxxii, cxxxviii
Edrisi on the Arabian expedition, xx
Egyptians supposed to have colonised America, etc., vi
El Retrete, lxxviii
Engaño, Point, Española, 41
Eric the Red colonises Greenland, x
Eric, Greenland Bishop, visits Vineland in 1121, xvii
Escobar, companion of Diego Mendez, 217
Escobedo, Rodrigo de, lieutenant to the governor of Española, 12
Española (St. Domingo), seen from Juana, 3;
scenery, harbours, vegetation, spices, gold and other metals, 4-5;
inhabitants, 5-9;
great size, 11;
town of Villa de Navidad, 11;
manners and customs, 12-14;
products, 15;
arrival of Columbus on his second voyage, 41;
its division into provinces, 41;
country described, birds and animals, 42-43;
harbour of Monte Cristi, 45;
river Yaque, 45;
Bay of Caracol, 47;
Port Dauphin, 60;
Port Isabella, 62;
city of Marta, 62;
vegetation, 63;
the people, 64;
gold mines, 64;
products, 66-68;
abundance of gold, 69-70;
Columbus finds the colony in a state of revolt when he arrives
there in his third voyage, 155;
Bobadilla’s arrival, 160;
reception of Columbus on his fourth voyage, 176
Evangelista discovered, lxviii
Exuma discovered, lxiii
Fernandina (Great Exuma) discovered, 2
Fonseca (Juan Rodriguez), Bishop of Badajos, his enmity to Columbus,
lxviii and 156
Fortress built at Villa de Navidad, 11-12
Galea, Cape, now Cape Galeota, the south-east point of Trinidad, 118
Gallardo (Don Bartolomé), the _Imago Mundi_ not mentioned in his list
of books in the Columbian library, xlvi
Gallega Island, 177
Garcia, land of, 121;
violent currents between it and the I. of Trinidad, 123
Garcia (Gil), recommended to the notice of the King and Queen, 96
Gardar, a Dane, discovers Iceland in 863, x
Gaspar recommended to the notice of the King and Queen, 92
Genoa, birthplace of Columbus according to his own assertion, xxxv
Ghillany’s (Dr. F. W.) copy of Martin Behaim’s globe, xxxi
Gibbs (Mr.) confirms Navarrete on the landfall of Columbus, lviii
Giocondi (Fra Giovanni) translated Vespucci’s letter into Latin,
lxxxiv
Globus Mundi, lxxxv
Gold and other metals in Española, 5, 15;
report of large quantities at Cayre, 37;
ear-rings and necklaces worn by the Indians, 44;
masks sent as presents by Guacamari, 48;
beaten into thin plates by the Indians, 55;
mines at Cibao and Niti, 69;
great quantities found by Gorbalan and Hojeda, 74;
ornaments of, worn by the Indians of Paria, 125;
Indians direct Columbus where to find it, 128;
seizure of, by Bobadilla, 167;
gold mines of Ciamba, 180;
mirrors of, worn by the Indians of Carambaru, 180;
ornaments of worn by the Indians of Ciguare, 181;
mines of Veragua, 188;
abundance of, in Veragua, 202;
of Solomon, 204
Gomara on the subject of the Polish pilot, xxix
Gorbalan, his discovery of gold, 74
Greenland discovered and colonised, x
Grotius (Hugo) describes America as peopled from Norway, ix
Grüninger (Johann) of Strasburg, his edition of the _Cosmographiæ
Introductio_, lxxxv
Guacamari sends a deputation to Columbus, 44;
sends his cousin with an account of the destruction of the Spanish
settlement, 48;
receives Melchior and his party, 54;
his interview with Columbus, 56;
his hammock of cotton net-work, 56;
his pretended wound, 58;
his disappearance, 60
Guadaloupe, Island of, discovered, 24;
immense waterfall, 25;
deserted houses, 25;
the inhabitants, 27;
their arts, 29;
manners and customs, 30-32
Guanaga Island discovered, lxxvii
Guanahani (San Salvador, now Watling’s Island) discovered, 2, lxi
Gunnbiorn discovers Greenland in 877, x
Gutierrez (Pedro), lieutenant to the governor of Española, 12
Hair, various ways of wearing among the Indians, 37
Hammocks used in Española, 56
Hatchets and axes made of stone, 68
—— etc., made of copper in Cariay, 201
Hayti, a province of Española, 41
Helgason (Adalbrand and Thorwald), Icelandic clergymen and explorers
in 1285, xviii
Henry VII. willing to accept the services of Columbus, lvi
Herrera on the signs which led Columbus to the West, xliv;
his map, its evidence on the landfall of Columbus, lx, lxii
Hispaniola, _see_ Española
Hojeda (Alonzo de) sent by Columbus to examine gold mines, 74;
causes great trouble to Columbus in Española, 156
Homo, province of Cuba, 222
Honey found in Española, 5
Hornius, his treatise “_De originibus Americanis_,” vi
Huareo, Cacique, 224
Humboldt’s answer to the theory of De Guignes, viii;
his assertion respecting Ortelius, viii;
his opinion on the Arabian expedition, xx;
on the subject of the Polish pilot, xxix-xxx;
on the date of the _Imago Mundi_, xlvi;
on Roger Bacon, xlvii;
on the landfall of Columbus, lviii;
his testimony to the glory of Columbus, lxxxviii
Hylacomylus, _see_ Waldseemüller
Iceland discovered and colonised, x
Idolatry not practised by the Indians, 8
_Imago Mundi_, studied by Columbus, xlv;
dates assigned to the first edition, xlvi
Indians, their weapons, 6;
their want of courage, 7;
simple, honest and liberal, 7;
not idolaters, 8;
very intelligent, 9;
their canoes, 10;
manners and customs, 13-14;
deserted houses in Guadeloupe found to contain cotton and human
bones, 25;
Caribbee, their characteristics, 29-30;
their customs, 31-32;
dress, 37;
miserable hovels in Española, 52;
their manner of working gold, 55;
join readily with the Christians in their acts of worship, 65;
tools made of stone, 68;
their food, 68;
of Paria, description of, 119, 124;
their houses, food, etc., 126;
dress, 128;
tell Columbus where to find gold, 128;
of Trinidad described, 137;
of Carambaru wear golden mirrors round their necks, 180;
of Ciguare, dress and customs, 181;
of Cariay, enchanters, 199, 201;
of Veragua, 215, 217;
conflict with, 219, 221;
refuse to supply Columbus, but are frightened into obedience by the
prediction of an eclipse, 234
Ingolf, a Norwegian, colonises Iceland, x
Ires (William), native of Galway, one of the men left by Columbus in
Española, 12
Iron not known by the Indians, 6
Isabella, her sympathy with Columbus, lxxiii;
her death, lxxx
—— (Saometo or Crooked Island) discovered, 2
—— city, river, and port of Española, 62
Isle of Pines, _see_ Evangelista
Isla de las Bocas, 197
Jamaica, letter on the fourth voyage dated from, 211;
Diego Mendez treats with the natives, 223
John, King of Portugal, grants an audience to Columbus, li;
calls a council to consider his proposition, li;
yields to the unworthy advice of his enemies, lii
Josef and Roderigo, with the assistance of Behaim, render the
astrolabe useful for seamen, li;
condemn the proposed enterprise of Columbus, lii
Juana (Cuba) discovered, 2;
its size, 10;
contained two provinces, 10
Karlsefne (Thorfinn), distinguished early discoverer, xiii
King’s Garden (The) discovered, lxiii
Kircher (Athanasius), his conjectures concerning the colonisation of
America, etc., vi
Klaproth, his answer to the theory of De Guignes, vii
Kohl, on the Venetian expedition, xxv
Lajes (Tallarte de), an Englishman, one of the men left by Columbus
in Española, 12
Lambinet on the date of the _Imago Mundi_, xlvi
Landfall of Columbus discussed, lviii, lxiii
Las Casas, his evidence respecting Columbus and Perestrello, xliii
Launoy (Jean de), on the date of the _Imago Mundi_, xlvi
Leibnitz acknowledges that he had erroneously inserted the name of
“Christophorus” into the letters supposed to refer to Columbus,
xxxvii-xxxviii
Lescarbot (Marc) derives the Americans from the Canaanites, vi
Lief, son of Eric the Red, discovers Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in
the year 1000, xi;
also New England, xii
Li-Yen, Chinese historian quoted by De Guignes, vii
Lizards, an Indian luxury, 43
Lud (Walter), canon of St. Dié, his college and printing press,
lxxxiv
Macao (Point), Española, 41
Mackenzie (Commander Alexander Slidell) on the route of Columbus, lxii
Malte Brun on the Arabian expedition, xx
Manchineal, fruit of, 24