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Christian princes that exerted the greatest power for that purpose , were looked upon to be the most religious , and no one disputed their right to such conquests . Our court , according to these principles , considered iuas reli gious to take possession of those islands , and the continent in the ocean , and the design of annexing them to the crown of Spain as holy . For this reason , it did not appear necessary to obtain a bull from the Pope to sanction the proceeding ; but as the erroneous opinion was prevalent , that the Holy See was entitled to
dispose arbitrarily of the countries of the infidels , it was thought better and safer to lay an account of the whole before his Holiness Alexander the Sixth , and to petition for a formal grant of all the countries that were already , and that might in future be , discovered in the western main . Besides , this bull was serviceable , as it would prevent other nations , and the princes of Christendom , from attempting similar undertaking ^) and particularly as it would extinguish all claims and disputes which the / court of Lisbon might be tempted to excite . For Martin the Fifth , and other Popes after him , had ceded to the crown of Portugal all the countries she might discover , from the Cape of Bojador to the Indies ; and the Catholic Kings were bound by the
treaty in 1 + 79 , not to hinder , molest , or disturb tne Portuguese in those nautical pursuits . Considering those claims which Don Juan the Second had already mentioned to Columbus , it was requested , on the presentation of the latter , that in the concession of the Holy See , the limits of the navigation and the conquests of the Spaniards might be determined by an imaginary line drawn from one pole to the other , through a point situated 100 leagues distant from the western dominions of the Portuguese at the Azores , or Cape de
Verde islands . ' ' . . On arriving at Hispaniola , spelt here Espanola , Columbus found all the Spaniards he had left here , at his last visit , dead , and the settlement destroyed . He then sought out a better place to establish a colony , and having found one near the harbour of Isabella , rebuilt there a town which he called by the same name . The fifth book relates the progress of the new colonyand the
unsuccess-, ful steps taken by Columbus to discover gold mines , of which he had received information from the Indians . One circumstance recorded , tends greatly to tarnish the glory of this enterprizing man . He repeatedly urged to the king and queen the advantages which would result from , making the Carihs slaves , a proposal which , to the honour of his sovereigns , was rejected .
The Admiral , in this second voyage , after a course of twentyfive leagues , discovered Jamaica , an island so populous , pleasant , and beautiful , that he preferred it to all those he had hitherto discovered . He called the district where he landed , in the middle of the northern coast , Santa Gloria , as he believed that its enchanting charms were onl y to be compared tothe abode of the blest This harbour wis afterwards called Santa Anna . Several boats which weic sent westwards , * -o seek after other ports , that
might be more commodious for careening tne Nina , found a harbour , after they had rowed four leagues , which answered that purpose . The ileet sailed into it , and remained in it for three days . They gave it the name of Puerto Bneno , a name retained to this day by a neighbouring river . Here , as well as in Santa Gloria , they were met by an immense number of canoes ; the islanders that were in them were armed , and , whilst yet at a distance , darfed their arrows and sharp sticks at our menmenacing at the same timewith
, , hideous howlings and roaring , to prevent a landing . In the first instance the mediation of the Lucayan interpreter , and some trinkets shewn and offered to them , were resorted to , which disarmed them of their hostility ; out no-:: , lest they should fancy that moderation was shewn through pasuhai-.
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Op New Publications.
Christian princes that exerted the greatest power for that purpose , were looked upon to be the most religious , and no one disputed their right to such conquests . Our court , according to these principles , considered iuas reli gious to take possession of those islands , and the continent in the ocean , and the design of annexing them to the crown of Spain as holy . For this reason , it did not appear necessary to obtain a bull from the Pope to sanction the proceeding ; but as the erroneous opinion was prevalent , that the Holy See was entitled to
dispose arbitrarily of the countries of the infidels , it was thought better and safer to lay an account of the whole before his Holiness Alexander the Sixth , and to petition for a formal grant of all the countries that were already , and that might in future be , discovered in the western main . Besides , this bull was serviceable , as it would prevent other nations , and the princes of Christendom , from attempting similar undertaking ^) and particularly as it would extinguish all claims and disputes which the / court of Lisbon might be tempted to excite . For Martin the Fifth , and other Popes after him , had ceded to the crown of Portugal all the countries she might discover , from the Cape of Bojador to the Indies ; and the Catholic Kings were bound by the
treaty in 1 + 79 , not to hinder , molest , or disturb tne Portuguese in those nautical pursuits . Considering those claims which Don Juan the Second had already mentioned to Columbus , it was requested , on the presentation of the latter , that in the concession of the Holy See , the limits of the navigation and the conquests of the Spaniards might be determined by an imaginary line drawn from one pole to the other , through a point situated 100 leagues distant from the western dominions of the Portuguese at the Azores , or Cape de
Verde islands . ' ' . . On arriving at Hispaniola , spelt here Espanola , Columbus found all the Spaniards he had left here , at his last visit , dead , and the settlement destroyed . He then sought out a better place to establish a colony , and having found one near the harbour of Isabella , rebuilt there a town which he called by the same name . The fifth book relates the progress of the new colonyand the
unsuccess-, ful steps taken by Columbus to discover gold mines , of which he had received information from the Indians . One circumstance recorded , tends greatly to tarnish the glory of this enterprizing man . He repeatedly urged to the king and queen the advantages which would result from , making the Carihs slaves , a proposal which , to the honour of his sovereigns , was rejected .
The Admiral , in this second voyage , after a course of twentyfive leagues , discovered Jamaica , an island so populous , pleasant , and beautiful , that he preferred it to all those he had hitherto discovered . He called the district where he landed , in the middle of the northern coast , Santa Gloria , as he believed that its enchanting charms were onl y to be compared tothe abode of the blest This harbour wis afterwards called Santa Anna . Several boats which weic sent westwards , * -o seek after other ports , that
might be more commodious for careening tne Nina , found a harbour , after they had rowed four leagues , which answered that purpose . The ileet sailed into it , and remained in it for three days . They gave it the name of Puerto Bneno , a name retained to this day by a neighbouring river . Here , as well as in Santa Gloria , they were met by an immense number of canoes ; the islanders that were in them were armed , and , whilst yet at a distance , darfed their arrows and sharp sticks at our menmenacing at the same timewith
, , hideous howlings and roaring , to prevent a landing . In the first instance the mediation of the Lucayan interpreter , and some trinkets shewn and offered to them , were resorted to , which disarmed them of their hostility ; out no-:: , lest they should fancy that moderation was shewn through pasuhai-.