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Venezuela, gulf of, discovered, iii. 61. Veragua, coast of, discovery of, ii. 330 ; war like spirit of the inhabitants, ib. ; soil ap pears to be impregnated with gold, ii. 347 : Golden Castile, iii. 299. Veraguas, duke of, consents to have the re mains of Columbus removed to Cuba, iii. 292. , the heirship to Columbus decided in his favor, iii. 309. Verde, Cape de, discovery of, i. 39. Vergara forages for supplies, iii. 54 ; a caravel dispatched in search of, iii. 55. Vespucci, Amerigo, first notice of his expedi tion, ii. 222 ; employed by Columbus at court, ii. 469 ; accompanies Ojeda, iii. 22 ; his description of the aborigines, iii. 23 ; his ac count of the inhabitants of Curacoa, iii. 28 ; an account of, iii. 330 ; a summary view of his claim to the title of a discoverer, iii. 331 ; the voyage whence his name was given to the American continent, iii. 334 ; Colum bus's letter to his son relative to the merit and misfortunes of, iii. 335 ; Peter Martyr's character of, iii. 344 ; his letter to René, duke of Lorraine, iii. 337 ; observations re lative to the points in controversy, ib. ; au thor's conclusion, that the voyage asserted to have been made by Amerigo Vespucci never took place, iii. 344. Vessel, stern-post of a, found in one of the houses at Guadaloupe, i. 308. Viega La, or Old Woman's group, discovered, iii. 283 ; sibyl of, ib. Villains, natives of Hispaniola reduced to the condition of, ii. 213. Villego, Alonzo de, appointed to carry Colum bus to Spain, ii. 266 ; character of, ib. ; his colloquy with Columbus previous to their sailing, ii. 267. Vines introduced into Hayti, i. 380. Vinland, a supposed discovery, iii. 356. Vipers, rocks of, iii. 247. Virgin, dances of the Indians in honor of, iii94 ; anecdote, of Cueybas, iii. 95. Virgins, the eleven thousand, islands of, disco vered, i. 315. Vows made by Ojeda, iii. 91. - - — made by Enciso, iii. 126. - - — made in a storm by Columbus and his crew, i. 241 ; attempt at fulfilment, i. 247.
W. Waterspout, a remarkable, seen on the coast of Veragua, ii. 340, W a x , cake of, presented to the sovereigns by Columbus, i. 191. Wheat introduced into Hayti, i. 380. Wolves, sea, several killed on the coast of Hispaniola, i. 434. Woman, account of a very strong, of Guada loupe, ii. 7 7 ; taken to Columbus's ship, ii. 78 ; falls in love with Caonabo, and refuses to return on shore, ii. 79. W o m e n , origin of, according to the Haytiens, i. 372. Writing, fear of the Indians of Cariari at seeing the Spaniards write, ii. 324. X. Xagua, gulf of, i. 411 ; coast of, once popu lous, now a desert, iii. 173. Xaragua, domain of, an account of, ii. 17 ; description of its inhabitants, ib. ; Roldan takes possession of, ii. 189 ; massacre at, ii. 429. Xerif al Edrizi, his description of the Atlantic, i. 20. Ximenes, cardinal, iii. 303 ; prohibits licenses to import slaves from Africa to the colonies, iii. 419-20.
Y. Yanique, river of, i. 363. Yuca, groves of, fruit in, iii. 264. Z. Zamaco, Cacique of Darien, iii. 126 ; lays in ambush, attacks the Spaniards, iii. 141 ; stratagem of, iii. 152 ; waylays the Span iards, iii. 155 ; plot of to destroy Darien, iii. 156 ; is surprised by Nunez, Hi. 157. Zamudio, advocates Nuiîez at court, iii. 194. Zemes, inferior deities of the Haytiena, j . 369. Zeno, Nicolo, an account of his claim to the first discovery of the American continent, iii. 217. Zenu, mountains and rivers of, contain gold, iii. 121 ; gold taken in nets at, ib. Zipanga (Japan), Marco Polo's account of, iii. 397. Zones, the, observations relative to, iii. 400.
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