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Catalina, a female Cacique, falls in love with Miguel Diaz, ii, 71 ; imparts to him a knowl edge of the gold mines of Hayna, ib. Cathay, accounts of Marco Polo, in respect to, iii. 394 ; of Sir John Mandeville, iii. 399. Catherine, St., discovery of, i. 190. Cavaliers, calamities of, at Darien, iii. 207-8 ; many of them return to Spain, iii. 209. Cavern, near Cape Francois, description of, i. 372. Caymans, islands of, ii. 373. Cedo, Fermin, his opinion in respect to the gold found in Hispaniola, i. 352 ; Belvis sent in his place, ii. 61. Ceuta, the bishop of, his arguments against the proposition of Columbus, i. 65-6 ; proposes to the council to keep Columbus in sus pense, and in the mean time to send a ship in the route proposed, i. 68 ; this advice act ed upon, ib. ; and fails, ib. Cheapes, consequence of ; forbids the Span iards to enter his territory, iii. 173 ; the en counters with him, ib. Chanca, Dr., confirms the accounts sent home by Columbus, i. 348. Charles V I I I . king of France, his kindness to Bartholomew Columbus, ii. 12. Charles V . succeeds his grandfather, Ferdi nand, iii. 303 ; recognizes the innocence of Don Diego Columbus, ib. ; acknowledges the right of Don Diego to exercise the office of viceroy, ib. ; his orders in respect to the claims of Don Diego's widow, iii. 307 ; his ordinances relative to the slave trade, iii. 418. Charlevoix, his description of the sea of the Antilles, i. 175-6. Chaufepie, Jacques George, a passage from, in respect to the Colombos, iii. 324. Christoval, St., fortress of, erected by Bartho lomew Columbus, ii. 137 ; mountains of, ii. 345. Chuchama, massacre of, iii. 221. Cibao, Columbus's expedition to the moun tains of, i. 363 ; meaning of the word Cibao, i. 3 6 2 ; Luxan's description of the moun tains of, i. 366. Ciguayens, a warlike Indian tribe, account of, i.233. Cintra, rock of, arrival at, by Columbus on his retnrn from the New World, i. 252. Cipango (or Japan), Marco Polo's account of, iii. 397. Cities, island of the seven, iii. 410. Cladera, Don Christoval, his refutation of a letter written by M . Otto, to Dr. Franklin, iii. 355 Colon, Diego, acts as interpreter, i. 396 426 ; his speech to the natives of Cuba, i. 429 ; marries the daughter of the Cacique Guarionex, ii. 31. Codro, Micer, the Italian astrologer, iii. 238 ; his prophecy concerning Nunez, iii, 239 ; death of, iii. 260 ; prophecy of, concerning Valenzuela, iii. 261. Colombo, the old Genoese admiral, conveys
the king of Portugal to the Mediterranean coast of France, i. 31. Colombo, the younger (nephew of the old ad miral), a famous corsair, i, 31. , Balthazer, of Cuccaro, loses his cause in respect to the heirship of Columbus, iii. 308. , Juan, commander of one of Colum bus's snips on his third voyage, ii. 104. Colombos, the navigators, an account of, iii. 323 ; capture of the Venetian galleys, iii. 327. Columbus, Bartholomew, accompanies Bar tholomew Diaz along the coast of Africa, ii. 10 ; an account of his proceedings, ii. 10-11 ; arrives at Valladolid, ii. 12 ; sent to assist his brother with three ships, ii. 13 ; character of, ib. ; is invested by Columbus with the title and authority of Adelantado, ii. 14 ; at tends his brother in his expedition against the Indians of the Vega, ii. 44.; goes to the mines of Hayna, ii. 72 ; is invested with the command on the return of Columbus to Spain, ii. 75 ; takes Porras prisoner, ii. 103 ; sails to meet his brother, ii. 126 ; ac count of his administration during the ab sence of Columbus, ii. 137 ; sends 300 In dians to Spain to be sold as slaves, ii. 139 ; erects the fortress of San Domingo, ii. 140 ; pays a visit to Behecio, ii. 143 ; his recep tion, ii. 144 ; demands a tribute, ii. 145 ; es tablishes a chain of military posts, ii. 147 ; causes several Indians who had broken some Christian images, & c , to be burnt, ii, 150; marches against the Caciques, who had form ed a conspiracy against the Spaniards, ii. 152 ; causes them to be seized, ii. 153 ; par dons most of them, ii. 154 ; again visits Be hecio to receive the tribute of cotton, ii. 156 ; his skill in government, ii. 159 ; a conspiracy formed against him by Roldan, ii. 160-2; narrowly escapes assassination, ii. 162 ; re pairs to the Vega in relief of Fort Concep tion, ii. 167 ; his interview with Roldan, ii. 168 ; is shut np in Fort Conception, ii. 172 ; relieved by the arrival of Coronal, ii 173 ; publishes an amnesty to all who return to their duty, ii. 174 ; marches against Guarionex who has rebelled, ii. 175 ; his campaign in the mountains of Ciguay, ii. 178 ; releas es the wife of one of the Caciques whom he had taken with Mayobanex, ii. 183 ; favora ble consequences of this, ib.; his vigorous proceedings against the rebels engaged in the conspiracy of Guevara and Moxica, ii. 235 ; is put in irons by Bobadilla, ii. 262 ; accom panies Columbus on his fourth voyage, ii. 306 ; waits on the governor of Ercilla, ii. 306 ; takes possession of Cape Honduras in the name of the sovereigns of Castile, ii. 318 ; lands at Cariari, ii. 322, 7 ; forms a plan lo seize Q,uibian, ii. 352, 3 ; does so, with his wives and children, ii. 354 ; Q,uibian escapes, ii. 355 ; and attacks in return, ii. 358 ; is finally compelled to remove the set tlement to another place, ii. 361 ; is in great danger, ib.; compelled to embark with his