It appeared, from the report of Ojeda and his followers, that the glowing accounts sent home by Columbus of his late discoveries on the coast of Paria, his magnificent speculations with respect to the riches of the newly-found country, and the specimen of pearls transmitted to the sovereigns, had inflamed the cupidity of various adventurers. Ojeda happened to be at that time in Spain. He was a favorite of the Bishop of Fonseca, and obtained a sight of the letter written by the admiral to the sovereigns, and the charts and maps of his route by which it was accompanied. Ojeda knew Columbus to be embarrassed by the seditions of Hispaniola; he found, by his conversations with Fonseca and other of the admiral's enemies, that strong doubts and jealousies existed in the mind of the king with respect to his conduct, and that his approaching downfall was confidently predicted.
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Columbus had anticipated repose from his toils on arriving at Hispaniola, but a new scene of trouble and anxiety opened upon him, destined to impede the prosecution of his enterprises, and to affect all his future fortunes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inferior caciques, ubi sup, unhappy natives, two caravels, cassava bread, equinoctial line, part unpublished, entailed estate, terrestrial paradise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Domingo, Don Diego, Las Casas, Don Bartholomew, Marco Polo, San Salvador, Diego Mendez, Don Juan, Fort Conception, Terra Firma, Amerigo Vespucci, Grand Khan, Don Luis, Martin Alonzo, Turk's Island, Christopher Columbus, Peter Martyr, Fernando Columbus, Port Principe, Don Fernando, Prester John, Adrian de Moxica, Alonzo Sanchez de Carvajal, Miguel Ballester, Diego Tristan New!
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Columbus had anticipated repose from his toils on arriving at Hispaniola, but a new scene of trouble and anxiety opened upon him, destined to impede the prosecution of his enterprises, and to affect all his future fortunes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
inferior caciques, ubi sup, unhappy natives, two caravels, cassava bread, equinoctial line, part unpublished, entailed estate, terrestrial paradise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Domingo, Don Diego, Las Casas, Don Bartholomew, Marco Polo, San Salvador, Diego Mendez, Don Juan, Fort Conception, Terra Firma, Amerigo Vespucci, Grand Khan, Don Luis, Martin Alonzo, Turk's Island, Christopher Columbus, Peter Martyr, Fernando Columbus, Port Principe, Don Fernando, Prester John, Adrian de Moxica, Alonzo Sanchez de Carvajal, Miguel Ballester, Diego Tristan New!
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- The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Volume 2 by Washington Irving in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus: V2 by Washington Irving in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- San Domingo : The Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry on page 88
- Washington Irving by Rh Value Publishing in Front Matter
- Natural and Moral History of the Indies (Latin America in Translation) by José de Acosta on page 264
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- Spain in America: The Origins of Hispanism in the United States (Hispanisms) by Richard L. Kagan on 9 pages
- Imagining Columbus: The Literary Voyage by Ilan Stavans on 6 pages
- Columbus Then and Now: A Life Reexamined by Miles H. Davidson in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest by Matthew Restall on page 7, and Back Matter
- Quixotic Fictions of the USA 1792-1815 by Sarah F. Wood on page 4, and Back Matter
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