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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Columbus, Christopher 1435-1536 (search)
ella, then with her Court at Cordova, who requested the navigator to be sent to her. In that city he became attached to Donna Beatrice Enriques, by whom he had a son, Ferdinand, born in 1487, who became the biographer of his father. It was an inauspicious moment for Columbus to lay his projects before the Spanish monarchs, for their courts were moving from place to place, in troublous times, surrounded by the din and pageantry of war. But at Salamanca he was introduced to King Ferdinand by Mendoza, Archbishop of Toledo and Grand Cardiral of Spain. A council of astronomers and cosmographers was assembled at Salamanca to consider the project. They decided that the scheme was visionary, unscriptural, and irreligious, and the navigator was in danger of arraignment before the tribunal of the Inquisition. For seven years longer the patient navigator waited, while the Columbus before the council. Spanish monarchs were engaged with the Moors in Granada, during which time Columbus serv
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de 1510-1542 (search)
Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de 1510-1542 Explorer; born in Salamanca, Spain, about 1510; set out in 1540, by command of Mendoza, viceroy of Mexico, from Culiacan, on the southeast coast of the Gulf of California, with 350 Spaniards and 800 Indians, to explore the country northward. He followed the coast nearly to the head of the gulf, and then penetrated to the Gila, in the present Arizona Territory. Following that stream to its head-waters, he crossed the great hills eastward, to the uppa few Indian vilages in some of the valleys. He made quite an elaborate report, accompanying it with drawings of the cities and houses built by the Indians (see below). He died in March, 1542, insane, it is believed. Coronado's relation to Mendoza. On Aug. 3, 1540, Coronado addressed the following report to the Mexican viceroy, concerning his journey into what is now a considerable part of the United States: The relation of Francis Vazquez de Coronado, Captaine Generall of the peopl
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), St. Augustine, (search)
dez gave up the chase of the Frenchmen under Ribault (see Huguenots), he turned back towards the Florida coasts, entered an estuary in a boat manned by six oarsmen, leaving his large flag-ship at anchor outside, and, accompanied by his chaplain, Mendoza, and followed by other boats filled with gentlemen and ecclesiastics, he went ashore,. while trumpets sounded, drums beat, cannons thundered, and flags waved. The chaplain walked at head of the procession, bearing a large cross and chanting a hymn. Menendez followed with his train, and carrying in his own hand the standard of spain unfurled. Mendoza, arrayed in rich sacerdotal garments, kissed the cross, and then planted it in the sand by the side of the staff that upheld the royal standard, and against which leaned a shield bearing the arms of Spain. Then, after all had done homage to the priest, Menendez took formal possession of the country in the name of Philip of Spain. With such consecration he laid the foundation of the ci
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
ma for Peru, but returns for supplies and repairs......Nov. 14, 1524 Francis de Hoces, in command of one of the ships of Loyasas, discovers Cape Horn......1525 Narvaez's expedition to the upper Gulf of California......1527 Pizarro enters Peru and destroys the government......1531-33 Jacques Cartier enters the Gulf of St. Lawrence and sails to the present site of Montreal......1534-35 Ferdinand de Grijalva's expedition equipped by Cortez, discovers California......1534 Antonio de Mendoza appointed viceroy of Mexico, the first in the New World......1535-50 Francisco Orellana explores eastward from Peru, down the Amazon, reaching the ocean (voyage of seven months)......August, 1541 Don Pedro de Valdivia invades and conquers Chile......1541 Cortez returns to Spain, 1540; and dies there, aged sixty-two......1547 Las Casas returns to Spain......1547 Davis discovers the strait that bears his name......1585 Falkland Islands discovered by Davis......1592