The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)

Columbus.
T.
    Talavera, Fernando de, prior of Prado and confessor to Queen Isabella. 85; esteems Columbus’s plan impossible; he is desired by the king to assemble men of science to consider the matter; reports to the king that the council had pronounced the plan vain and impossible; takes a message from the king;’ disgusted at the high terms insisted on by Columbus.
    Teneriffe, fears of the crew at beholding Mount.
    Territory, question of, how settled.
    Thomas, St., fortress of, erected; see note; conduct of the colonists there; attacks of.
    Tobacco, first seen in the island of Cuba.
    Tobago, discovery of.
    Toledo, archbishop of, his character; gives Columbus an attentive hearing; and procures him an audience of the king.
    Toledo, Doña Maria de, Don Diego Columbus becomes enamored of: their marriage; and embarkation for Hispaniola; is left as vice-queen at St. Domingo on the sailing of Don Diego for Spain; becomes a widow.
    Torre, Doña Juana de la, receives a letter from Columbus with an account of his treatment.
    Torres, Antonio de, dispatched from Hispaniola, with twelve ships, to
Spain; arrives at Cadiz; dismissed from office.
    ——, Luis de, sent up the island of Cuba by Columbus; an account of his journey.
    Tortoises, sea covered with, on the southern coast of Cuba; curious method of taking; a living one taken out of the maw of a shark.
    Tortugas, beautiful island of, discovery of.
    Toscanelli, Paulo, his correspondence with Columbus.
    Trade of the colonies monopolized by the crown of Spain; the Spanish system the scoff of modern times.
    Trasierra, Juan de.
    Triana, Rodrigo de, first sees the land of the western world; account of.
    Tribute imposed upon the Haytiens.
    Trinidad, island of, discovered; description of its appearance; curious account of the natives.
    Tristan, Diego; is killed.
    Tudela, Benjamin, travels of.
    Turk’s island, observations relative to.
U.
    Ursula, Santa, island of, discovered.
V.
    Vassals, natives of Hispaniola reduced to the condition of.
    Vega, Garcilasso de la, his tale relative to a pilot having died in the house of Columbus.
    ——, river; called by the natives Yagui.
    ——, Real, the royal plain.
    Velasco, Francisco.
    Velasquez, Diego, commands the soldiery at the massacre of Xaragua.
    Veragua, coast of, discovery of; warlike spirit of the inhabitants; soil appears to be impregnated with gold; Golden Castile.
    Voraguas, duke of, consents to have the remains of Columbus removed to
Cuba.
    ——, the heirship to Columbus decided in his favor.
    Verde, Cape de, discovery of.
    Vespucci, Amerigo, first notice of his expedition; employed by Columbus at court; an account of; a summary view of his claim to the title of a discoverer; the voyage whence his name was given to the American continent; Columbus’s letter to his son relative to the merit and misfortunes of; Peter Martyr’s character of: his letter to René, duke of Lorraine; observations relative to the points in controversy; author’s conclusion, that the voyage asserted to have been made by Amerigo Vespucci never took place.
    Vessel, stern-post of a, found in one of the houses at Guadaloupe.
    Villains, natives of Hispaniola reduced to the condition of.
    Villego, Alonzo de, appointed to carry Columbus to Spain; character of; his colloquy with Columbus previous to their sailing.
    Vines introduced into Hayti.
    Vinland, a supposed discovery.
    Virgins, the eleven thousand, islands of, discovered.
    Vows made in a storm by Columbus and his crew; attempt at fulfilment.
W.
    Waterspout, a remarkable, seen on the coast of Veragua.
    Wax, cake of, presented to the sovereigns by Columbus.
    Wheat, introduced into Hayti.
    Wolves, sea, several killed on the coast of Hispaniola.
    Woman, account of a very strong, of Guadaloupe; taken to Columbus’s ship; falls in love with Caonabo, and refuses to return on shore.
    Women, origin of, according to the Haytiens.
    Writing, fear of the Indians of Cariari at seeing the Spaniards write.
X.
    Xagua, gulf of.
    Xaragua, domain of, an account of; description of its inhabitants; Roldan takes possession of; massacre at.
    Xerif al Edrizi, his description of the Atlantic.
    Ximenes, cardinal; prohibits licenses to import slaves from Africa to the colonies.
Y.
    Yanique, river of.
Z.
    Zemes, inferior deities of the Haytiens.
    Zipangu (Japan), Marco Polo’s account of.
    Zones, the, observations relative to.
    Footnotes
    [1]: Peter Martyr, decad. i. lib. iv.
    [2]: Ibid., lib. v.
    [3]: Peter Martyr,