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Nicholas, St., harbor of, i. 194, Nicuesa, Diego de, rival of Ojeda at the court of Ferdinand, iii. 61 ; character of, iii. 62 ; Gracios à Dios assigned to him by Ferdinand, ib.; captures 100 slaves and sends them to Hispaniola to be sold, iii. 6 3 ; feud with Ojeda, iii. 65 ; evades the offer of Ojeda to settle by combat, ib.; harassed by duns, iii. 67 ; arrested, iii. 68 ; relieved by a stranger, ib.; arrives at coast of Carthagena, iii. 75 ; reconciled with Ojeda. iii.78 ; destroys Carthagena, iii. 58 ; sails for the Gulf of Uraba.lii. 80 ; arrives off the coast of Veragua, iii. 102 ; vessel grounded, iii. 103 ; hardships of crew, iii. 104 ; page killed by an Indian, ib. ; on a desolate island, iii. 109 ; causes Olano to be seized, iii. 110 ; 300 of his armament who left with him on the expedition have perished, ib.; sufferings of his men on the coast of the Isthmus, iii. I l l ; reaches Puerto Bello—takes possession of Puerto de Bastimientos, 113 ; sent for to govern Darien, iii. 131 ; his threats, ib.; slaves sold by, iii. 132 ; appears off Darien, iii. 134 ; threatened with violence if he should land, ib.; lands, ib.; sets sail for Hispaniola and never heard of after, iii. 136 ; appointed governor of Golden Castile, iii. 301. Nino, Pedro Alonzo, sails for Hayti, ii. 83 ; undertakes a voyage of discovery, and returns from the pearl coast after a lucrative voyage, ib.; arrives at Cadiz from Hispaniola, with a number of Indian prisoners, ii. 88 ; expedition of, iii. 34 ; lands at the gulf of Paria, iii. 35 ; fights with the Caribs, ib. ; visits Margarita, iii. 36 ; returns to Spain, iii. 38 ; imprisoned, ib. Nombre de Dios, iii. 113. Noya, Juan de, his escape by diving, ii. 360. Nunez, Vasco, remains at the Isthmus, iii. 112 ; character of, iii. 114 ; advice to Enciso, iii. 126; takes part in the faction at Darien, iii. 127 ; Nicuesa is threatened with violence if he should land, iii. 134 ; interposes between the people and Nicuesa, ib. ; visits the Cacique Careta, his humanity yields to the address of the Indian, iii. 143; marries the daughter of Careta, iii. 144; invades the territories of Ponca, ib.; receives gold from the cacique Comargre, iii.146 ; sends Valdivia to Hispaniola for provisions, iii. 149 ; expedition of, to the golden temple of Dobayba, ib.; returns to Uraba, iii. 152; to Darien, iii. 154 ; discovers the plot of Zemaco, iii. 156 ; surprises the Indians, iii. 157 ; faction directed against, iii. 160 ; his conduct, iii. 161 ; is reoalled, ib.; made Captain General of the colony, iii. 162 ; receives unfavorable news from Spain, iii. 163 ; account of his expedition to the Pacific, iii. 165 ; his cruelty to the Indians, iii. 167 ; discovers the Pacific, iii. 169 ; erects a cross, iii. 172 ; takes possession, iii, 175 ; adventures on the borders, iii. 177-8 ; ventures out in canoes, iii. 178 ; difficulties occur, iii. 179 ; finds abundance of pearls, iii. 180 ; sufferings of, iii. 187 ; gold brought to him instead of provi-
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sions, iii. 188 ; stratagem of, against Tnbanama, iii. 189 ; the cacique refuses to discover the mines, iii. 190; searches the rivers for gold, ib.; is taken sick, iii. 191 ; his character, iii. 193 ; writes letters to the king, ib.; sends a messenger to Spain to defend him, ib ; finds an advocate in Zamudio, iii. 144 ; is superseded by Davila, iii. 194 ; ordered to be deposed, iii. 198 ; the news of his discoveries received in England, iii. 199 ; considered a worthy successor of Columbus, ib.; judicial inquiry concerning, iii. 209 ; second expedition to Dobayba, iii. 211 ; made adelantado of the South Sea and governor of Panama and Coyba, iii. 215 ; is imprisoned, iii. 218 ; offered the daughter of Davila in marriage, iii. 227 ; transports ships across the Isthmus, iii. 230 ; cruise of, on the Pacific, iii. 233 ; finds whales in great numbers, ib.; lands on the coast, ib.; hears that Sosa is to supersede Pedrarias, iii. 234 ; his action, ib.; difficulty between, and Pedrarias Davila renewed, iii. 236 ; prophecy of an astrologer concerning, iii. 2 3 9 ; returns to Acla, ib.; arrested and imprisoned by Davila, iii. 240 ; hypocrisy of Davila, ib.; reply of Nunez*iii. 241-2; verdict against—condemned to be executed, iii. 242 ; is executed with three of his officers, iii. 245 ; property confiscated and his head placed on a pole, iii. 246 ; reflections, ib.
O. Ocampo, associate of Ojeda, iii. 55, Ocean, line of demarkation of the, between Spain and Portugal, i. 300. Oderigo, documents in the possession of the famUy of, relative to Columbus, ii. 304. Ojeda, Don Alonzo de, account of, iii. 1 8 ; goes in search of Diego Marque, at Guadaloupe, i. 311 ; his expedition to explore the interior of Hispaniola, i. 342 ; sallies from Isabella, i. 389; character of, ib.; his conduct in respect to some Haytien thieves, ib.; character of, ii. 24 ; is besieged by Caonabo, ii. 25 ; anecdote of, ib.; undertakes to seize Caonabo, and deliver him alive into the hands of Columbus, ii. 32 ; visits him,ib.; offers him the bell of Isabella, ii. 33 ; his stratagem to take him off, ii. 34 ; conquers in an engagement with a brother of Caonabo, ii. 37 ; his conduct at the battle of the Vega, ii. 47-9 ; arrives at the western part of Hispaniola on a voyage of discovery, ii. 219 ; cause of his voyage, ii. 222 ; his manœuvres with Roldan, ii. 227 ; leaves the island with a threat, ii. 228 ; returns to Spain with a drove of slaves, ii. 229 ; conceives projects of a voyage, iii. 20 ; obtains permission to make the voyage, iii. 21 ; assisted by the merchants of Seville, ib.; discovers Surinam, iii. 23 ; lands at Maracapana, iii. 25 ; sails against the cannibals, iii. 26 ; battle with the Caribs, ib.; discovers the Gulf of Venezuela, iii. 28 ; attacked by the Indians, iii. 29 ; at Maracaibo, iii. 30 ; abandons his voyage and sails for Hispaniola, iii. 32 ; is