Mangi, name given to Southern China by Marco Polo, 194
Maps: by Nicolò Zeno, xxv;
anonymous, xxvi;
by Andrea Bianco, xxvi;
the earliest MS. bearing the name of America, lxxxvii
_Mappa Mundi_, by Pierre d’Ailly, treats of Alfragan, xlvii
Mappe-monde, by Appianus, bearing the name of America, lxxxvii
Marchena (Fray Juan Perez de), his interest in Columbus, liv
Marco Polo, influence of his work on Columbus, xlviii
Marcolini (Francesco), his account of the Venetian expedition, xxii
Margarita, Island, discovered, 156
Margarite, Messire Pedro, recommended to the notice of the King and
Queen, 92
Margry (M.), his pretension founded on the fondness of Columbus for
the works of Pierre d’Ailly, xlv;
disproved, xlv
Marigalante (Island of) discovered, 22
Marquez (Diego) and his party lost for four days, 27, 28
Marta (City of), Española, 62
Martin (Andreas), his respectful treatment of Columbus in his
trouble, lxxii
Martin (Fernam), his correspondence with Toscanelli, xlix
Masks of gold made by the Indians, 55
Mastic found, 15
Matenino (Martinique), 14
Mayaguana, supposed by Varnhagen to be the landfall of Columbus, lx
Mayreni, a chief in Española, accused of burning the Spanish
settlement, 48
Medici (Lorenzo di Pier Francesco de’), letter to him from Vespucci,
lxxxiii
Melchior and his party received by Guacamari, 54
Melilla, 224
Memorial of Columbus on the second voyage, 72
Mendez (Diego), extract from his will, iii;
his devotion to Columbus, lxxviii, lxxix;
his narrative, 212;
renders assistance to Columbus at Veragua, 213;
his reception by the Indians, 216;
conflict with, 219;
made captain of the ship _Capitana_, 222;
goes to treat with the natives of Jamaica for food, 223;
goes to Española and purchases a ship for Columbus, 233;
his interview with Columbus and promised reward, 235, 236;
his disappointment, 237;
directions respecting his grave, 239
Mendoza, archbishop of Toledo, adopts the cause of Columbus, lv
Mogica (Adrian), one of the rebels in Española, 157
Mona, 41
Monte Cristi, harbour in Española, 45
Montserrat (Island of), discovered, 34
Mundus Novus of Johann Ottmar, lxxxii
Muñoz, his opinion that Columbus went to Genoa from Lisbon, liii;
his opinion on the landfall of Columbus, lviii
Mylius (Abraham) supposes America to have been peopled by the Celts,
ix
Narrative by Diego Mendez, 212
Navarrete on the landfall of Columbus, lviii
Navidad, villa de, town and fortress in Española, 12
New England discovered, xii
Newfoundland discovered A.D. 1000, xi
Nightingales and other birds singing in November in Española, 4
Niti, gold mines of, 69
Norwegians supposed to have peopled America, ix
Nova Scotia discovered in the year 1000, xi
Odjein or Ougein, 135
_Opus Majus_ of Roger Bacon supplied the portion of the _Imago
Mundi_ which is supposed to have given Columbus the idea of
discovering America, xlvii
Oronoco, confluence of the, with the sea, 123
Ortelius, _not_ the first to recognize the discovery of America by
the Northmen, viii
Ottmar (Johann), his _Mundus Novus_, lxxxii
Otto (Mr.) of New York, his assertion respecting Martin Behaim and
the Azores, xxx
Ovando (Nicolas de), the governor of St. Domingo after Bobadilla,
lxxiii
Palm-trees, very fine in Española, 4, 5
Paracelsus, his statement of the peopling of the New World, vi
Paradise, supposed situation of, 141
Paria, coast of, 121
Parrots found in deserted houses in Guadaloupe, 25
Pearls, Gulf of, 139
Pearls, bracelets of, worn by the Indians of Paria, 125;
Columbus leaves orders with the people in Española to fish for
them, 155
Pelicans show that land was near, 40
Pelican (Point), 125
Peña Blanca (Point), 123
Pepper plant, known to the people of Ciguare, 181
Perestrello (Felipe Moñiz de), wife of Columbus, and daughter of
Bartollomeu Perestrello, xlii
—— (Bartollomeu), received the commandership of Porto Santo from
Prince Henry, his widow gives up his papers, etc., to Columbus,
xlii, xliii
Perez (Alonzo), the first to see land in the third voyage, 118
Philesius, pseudonym of Ringmann, lxxxiv
Pilot of the ship _Capitana_ first to see land on the second voyage,
21
Pinzon, his jealousy of Columbus, lxvi
Plato speaks of an island called Atlantis, v
Polar star, observations of Columbus on, 133
_Pomponius Mela_, edited by Vadianus, lxxxvi, lxxxvii
Porto Rico, named by Columbus St. John the Baptist, discovered, 39
Portuguese expedition to America, xxvii
Prince Henry originates the researches into the Atlantic which led to
the discoveries of Columbus, i
Puerto Bello discovered, lxxviii
Puerto Gordo, 186
Queen’s Gardens discovered, lxviii
Quibian, the Cacique, attempts to deceive Columbus, 188;
taken prisoner, 189;
advice of Columbus respecting him, 205
Rabida (Convent of Santa Maria de), Columbus’s visit there, liv
Rafn (Professor), his work _Antiquitates Americanæ_, ix;
his collection of MSS. on the discoveries of the Northmen, and his
inferences, ix, xviii
Reeds used as Indian weapons, 6
René II, Duke of Lorraine, patron of Walter Lud, lxxxiv
Reptiles eaten by the Indians, 68
Rhubarb and other drugs in Española, 15
Ringmann (Mathias), his admiration of Vespucci, lxxxiv;
suggests the name of America, lxxxv
Roderigo and Josef, with the assistance of Behaim, render the
astrolabe useful for seaman, li;
condemn the proposed enterprise of Columbus, lii
Roldan, the enemy of Columbus, perishes in a storm, lxxvi
Sais, priests of, their story of the Island of Atlantis, v
Sandy Point (Punta del Arenal), 119
S. Brandan, supposed island of, xxvi
St. Catherine discovered, lxiii
St. Domingo, _see_ Española
St. Martin (Island of) discovered, 34
St. Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins (Islands of) discovered,
38
San Miguel (Cape), 232
—— Salvador (Watling’s Island), name given by Columbus to
Guanahani, 2
Santa Cruz (Island of) discovered, 38
—— Maria la Antigua (Island of) discovered, 34
—— Maria de Concepcion (Long Island) discovered, 2
—— Maria la Redonda (Island of) discovered, 34
Santander (Serna) on the earliest date of the first edition of the
_Imago Mundi_, xlvi
Scandinavians supposed to have peopled America, viii
Sepulchre in Cariay, 199
Serpent’s mouth, 123, 139
Snakes in Española, 42
Soderini (Pietro), Vespucci’s schoolfellow, the letter intended for
him, lxxxiv
Solon, remarkable story related to, v
Soria (Juan de), the complaint of Columbus respecting his conduct, 98
Sousa, Faria y, silent respecting the Cortereals, xxviii;
supposed discovery of Newfoundland, xxviii
Spice in Española, 5;
trees, 67
Spinning and weaving among the Caribbees, 29
Sugar canes, 81
Sumner (Mr. George), his search in the archives of Aragon and
Barcelona for records of Columbus, lxvi
Szkolny (John), Polish pilot said to have discovered America in 1476,
xxix
Talavera, his opposition to the projects of Columbus, liv
Tartars supposed to have peopled America, vi
Terra firma, note on the supposed discovery in the second voyage, 110;
discovered in the third voyage, 121
Theopompus, his story relating to the “New World”, iv
Thorwald, Lief’s brother explores the coast of America, xii
Toinard (Nicolas), his correction of Leibnitz, xxxviii
Torfæus (Thormodus), Norwegian historian, relates the discovery of
America by the Northmen, ix
Torres (Antonio de), Columbus begs the King and Queen to confirm his
appointment as governor of the city of Isabella, 92
—— (Doña Juana de la), letter of Columbus to, lxxii, 152
Toscanelli (Paolo), his correspondence with Martins and afterwards
with Columbus, xlv, xlviii, xlix
Trinidad, Island of, 121;
violent currents between it and Garcia, 123;
city of, 222
Tristan (Diego) killed by Indians, 220
Turk’s Island, supposed landfall of Columbus, lviii
Turner’s (Sharon) curious surmise respecting Columbus, liii
Turuqueira and Ayay, probably the two islands which form Guadaloupe,
31
Tychsen’s opinion on the Arabian expedition, xx
Vadianus (Joachim) uses the name of America in 1512, lxxxvi
Varnhagen (Señor de), his opinion on the landfall of Columbus, lx;
proved to be mistaken, lxii;
referred to on the subject of the earliest edition of the first
letter, cxxv, cxxvii
Venetian expedition to America, xxii
Veragua, Columbus arrives there in his fourth voyage, 187;
gold mines, 188;
custom with regard to burial of the chiefs, 203
Vespucci (Amerigo), his letter addressed to Lorenzo di Pier Francesco
de’ Medici, lxxxii;
the question of his voyage discussed, lxxxiii;
the way in which his name was given to America, lxxxv
Vicente (Martin), Portuguese pilot, confirms Columbus in his idea of
land to the West, xliii
Villacorta recommended to the notice of the King and Queen, 105
Vineland, New England, xii
Vitalis (Ordericus) speaks of the country visited by the
Scandinavians, ix
Waldseemüller (Martin), his _Cosmographiæ Introductio_, lxxxiv
Washington Irving on the landfall of Columbus, lviii;
disproved, lxii
Watling’s Island proved to be the landfall of Columbus, lxi
Watt (Joachim), _see_ Vadianus
Welsh expedition to America, xx
Williams (Dr.) advocates the truth of the Welsh expedition, xxii
Xamaná, a province of Española, 41
Xuragoa (Xaragua), 232
Yams in Española, 63
Yañez (Vincent), helps the disaffected in Española, 156
Yaque (River) in Española, 45
Zeno (Nicolò and Antonio), Venetian nobles, their expedition, xxii,
xxiv;
map published by their descendant, xxv
Zuruquia, ducks found there, 43
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