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Borgonon, Juan, labors to convert the Hay tiens, ii. 149. Boriquen, see Porto Rico, iii. 262. Boyle, Bernardo, friar, appointed apostolical vicar for the New World, i. 284 ; his advice to Columbus in respect to Guacanagari, i. 334 ; confirms the accounts sent home by Columbus, i. 348 ; consecrates thefirstchurch at Isabella, i. 350 ; his character and con duct, i. 382 ; his hatred of Columbus, ii. 19 ; encourages the misconduct of Margarite, ii. 20 ; forms the plan of seizing Bartholomew Columbus's ships and returning to Spain, ib. ; sets sad, ii. 21 ; his accusations of Columbus at the court of Madrid, ii. 56. Brandan, St., imaginary island of, iii. 403. Brayoan, Cacique of Porto Rico, his stratagem to test the immortality of the Spaniards, iii. 269 ; conspiracy of the natives, iii. 270. Brazils, the, discovered by Vicente Pinzon, ii. 277 ; a part discovered and taken posses sion of for the Portuguese crown by Cabrai, ii. 279. Breviesca, Ximeno de, a worthless hireling, ii. 99 ; his conduct and punishment, ii. 99. Bridge of logs, made by the Indians, iii. 231. Bucklers, used by the natives of Trinidad, ii. 111. Bull of Partition issued by Pope Martin V . , i. 278 ; relative to the New World, issued by Pope Alexander V I „ i. 280. of Demarcation, i. 280. Burgos, the court held at, ii. 90. Butios, the priests of the Haytiens, i. 370. Butterflies, clouds of, seen on the southern coast of Cuba, i. 417.
C. Cabot, Sebastian, discovers Labrador, suppo sed to be the first that visited the main-land of the New World, iii. 345. Cabrai, Pedro Alvarez de, discovers part of the Brazils, and takes possession of it in the name of the king of Portugal, ii. 279. Cabron, Cape, or Capo del Enamorado, i. 232. Cacao, first known to the Spaniards, ii. 315. Caciques, seizure of fourteen, in the night, by Bartholomew Columbus and his officers, ii. 153 ; eighteen of them put in chains by or der of Morales and Pizarro, iii. 221 ; torn to pieces by bloodhounds, iii. 222 ; prayer of, iii. 187. Canaries, an optical delusion seen by the peo ple of the, i. 45 ; arrival of Columbus at, in his first voyage, i. 130. Canaveral, Cape of, doubled by Ponce, iii. 282. Canoes, capable of containing 150 persons, seen at Puerto Santo, i. 191 ; large size of those at Jamaica, i. 401. Caonabo, character and conduct of, i. 327 ; takes the fortress at La Navidad, i.328 ; and massacres the Spaniards, i. 328 ; assembles his warriors, i. 381 ; Columbus leaves direc tions with Margarite to surprise, i. 389 ; be sieges Ojeda, ii. 25 ; gives up the siege and retires, ii. 27 ; forms a plan of extermina ting the Spaniards, ii. 27 ; invades the terri
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tories of Guacanagari, ii. 27 ; character of, ii. 32 ; is visited by Ojeda, with a design to en trap him, ib. ; agrees to wait upon Columbns, and sets forward, ii. 34 ; is taken by stratagem, ib. ; is chained, ib ; his conduct when in the presence of Columbus, ii. 35, 36 ; embarks for Spain, ii. 76 ; a Guadaloupe woman falls in love with him, ii. 79 ; dies on the voyage, ii. 80. Careta, Cacique of Coyba, hospitality of to the Spaniards, iii. 142 ; is visited by Nunez and made captive ; his address makes the humanity of Nunez yield to him, iii. 143 ; daughter of marries Nunez, iii. 144 ; returns to histerritories,ib. Carocol, Island of, ii. 122. Cariari, transactions at, ii. 322-3. Caribbee Islands discovered, i. 305-6. Caribs, character of the, i. 309 ; origin of, i. 317; cruelty to, iii. 301. Caravajal, Don Garcia Lopez de, his embassy to Portugal, i. 290. Caravajal, Alonzo de, commander of one of Columbus's ships, on his third voyage, ii. 104 ; arrives at Hispaniola, ii. 190 ; volun teers to endeavor to bring the rebels of Xaragua to obedience, ii. 191 ; his ship strikes on a sand-bank, ii. 192 ; arrives at St. Domingo by land, ii. 193 ; suspicions entertained against him, ii. 201 ; takes a letter from the admiral to Roldan, ii. 201 ; takes proposi tions from Roldan to the admiral, ii. 208 ; another interview with Roldan, ii. 208 ; ap pointed factor to Columbus, ii. 290 ; his evi dence relative to the discovery of the coast of Paria by Columbus, iii 341. Carracks, description of, i. 301 ; see note. Carthagena, expedition to, iii 69 ; natives of, ib. ; destroyed by the Spaniards in revenge of Cosa's death, iii. 78 ; magnanimous conduct of the natives, iii. 118. Casas, Las, his character of Don Diego Colum bus, i.355 ; his observations relative to Hayti, i. 360 ; his account of two Spaniards, i. 385 ; his picture of the consequences of the admin istration of Ovando, ii. 10, note ; his account of a combat between one Indian and two mounted cavaliers, ii. 439 ; is present at a battle in Higuey, ii. 448-9 ; his remark on the cold reception of Columbus by the king, ii. 471 ; his remark in respect to the injustice of Ferdinand, ii. 474 ; an account of, iii. 415 ; his zeal in behalf of the slaves, iii. 419; his dubious expedient to lessen the quantum of human misery, iii. 4 1 9 ; char acter of his General History of the Indies, iii. 420. Carillo, Luis, associated with Nunez on the ex pedition to Dobayba, iii. 213; is killed, iii. 214. Castaneda, Juan de, his disgraceful reception of Columbus on his return from the New World, i. 246-7 ; cause of his conduct, i. 249. Catalina, a Carib, her admiration of Guacana gari, i. 335 ; proposes to her captive compan ions an attempt to regain their liberty, ib. ; escapes by swimming, ib.