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Title: America, from discovery in 1942 to the present time
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Boyd, James P(enny) (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Mansfield, Ohio, Estill & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ion to do the same, while at Lisbon.The motive of Pinzon thus became plain to the King and Queen,and he was refused an audience. He died soon after of a brokenheart, it is said. COLUMBUS AT COURT.—¥tvd\v\2ind and Isabella receivedColumbus with great honors at the Court, then at Barcelona.There was a grand procession, in which thousands participated,and the windows and housetops were crowded to catch sight ofthe great navigator and the wild men—six in number—of theNew World. The King and Queen received Columbus, seatedon their throne, but when he bowed to kiss their hands theycaused him to sit in their presence. The monarchs then heardhis story, and examined his trophies, such as parrots, plants,ornaments, and the Indians themselves. Then the King andQueen thanked God for the great discovery. Thenceforth,Columbus was the recipient of the highest royal favors. Newsof the wonderful revelation spread to all the courts of Europe,and it was regarded as more divine than human. All be-
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FLEUR DOR ON BOARD THE SANTA MARIA. 41 42 COLUMBUS AND THE NEW WORLD. lieved that the Eastern part of Asia had been brought to hght,and the country was called the Indies. Not for some time didit come to be known as the West Indies, and the islands of theCaribbean as the Antilles, after the Antilla, supposed to be lostin the Atlantic Ocean. As the Pope was supposed to haveuniversal temporal sovereignty, he was informed of the discoveryand asked to confirm the title in Spain. He did so, and, in orderto appease the jealousy of Portugal, drew an imaginary linenorth and south in the Atlantic Ocean, westward of which alldiscovery should enure to the benefit of Spain. A SECOND VOYAGE.—^\\^t a difference between thefirst and second voyage of Columbus! Then all was doubt,solicitude, poverty. Now royalty made all haste to fit out asecond expedition to confirm titles. Fame was in store for ad-venturers, and thousands of volunteers offered. The magicword gold had been spoken, and swarms clamore

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