. Indians and pioneers; an historical reader for the young. himself was not disheartened. Heraised a new fleet. In May, 1498, he sailed voyage took him to the mainland for the firsttime—the mainland of South America. Still hethought it India. He also visited his islands Hayti, his brother Diego was in command of afortified colony, but that, too, was a colony of dis-appointed gold-seekers. When Columbus arrivedthere both he and Diego were seized, put in chains,and sent to Spain as prisoners. In Spain and thecolonies, too, by this time, the great admiral hadmany jealous enemi
. Indians and pioneers; an historical reader for the young. himself was not disheartened. Heraised a new fleet. In May, 1498, he sailed voyage took him to the mainland for the firsttime—the mainland of South America. Still hethought it India. He also visited his islands Hayti, his brother Diego was in command of afortified colony, but that, too, was a colony of dis-appointed gold-seekers. When Columbus arrivedthere both he and Diego were seized, put in chains,and sent to Spain as prisoners. In Spain and thecolonies, too, by this time, the great admiral hadmany jealous enemies who made charges againsthim before the king and queen. But Ferdinand andIsabella and every one at court were sorry to seetheir great sea-hero in such distress. The king of-fered to grant the admiral almost any request. Co-lumbus most desired to go out to his West Indiesagain, with full powers as governor, or to leadhis promised crusade to Jerusalem. Neither ofthese requests could the king grant, but he couldsend the admiral to add to his Columbus on Uilck. EARLIEST DAYS IN AMERICA. 109 THE FOURTH VOYAGE. With a new fleet, Columbus started on his lastexpedition in May, 1502. This time he touchedat what we call Central America. Honduras wasdiscovered by the help of a rough map of the mainshore, made l>y an old Indian whom Columbustook on l)()ard witli him. On this voyage the ad-miral was ill, but his men carried his bed to thedeck so that he could see the country and couldsend his men ashore in likely places. How happyhe must have been when they told him that Hon-duras was a rich and beautiful country where thenatives wore gold on their necks. Along that coasthe sailed southward, till only the little strip ofcountry, which you see on your map, separatedthe discoverers from the great Pacific Ocean whosefarthest waves washed his desired India. Hefollowed the coast of this neck, which we callPanama, turned eastward as it joined the southerncontinent, and then l
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