A century of discovery; biographical sketches of the Portuguese and Spanish navigators from Prince Henry to Pizarro; . BALBOA TAKING POSSESSION OF THE SOUTH SEA. n ^ ;: $ CONTENTS. PART I.—THE PORTUGUESE. CHAPTER FAGK I. INTRODUCTORY . i 11. PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR - - - - 6 III. DIOGO CAM AND MARTIN BEHAIM - - - - 40 IV. BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ AND PEDRO DE COVILHA^I - - 49V. VASCO DA GAMA - - - - - - 57 VI. PEDRO ALVAREZ CABRAL AND JUAN DE NOVA - - 87 VII. FRANCISCO DE ALMEIDA - - - - - 98 VIIL ALFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE - - - - - I16 IX. THE LAST DISCOVERIES OF THE PORTUGUESE - 131 X. THE POR
A century of discovery; biographical sketches of the Portuguese and Spanish navigators from Prince Henry to Pizarro; . BALBOA TAKING POSSESSION OF THE SOUTH SEA. n ^ ;: $ CONTENTS. PART I.—THE PORTUGUESE. CHAPTER FAGK I. INTRODUCTORY . i 11. PRINCE HENRY THE NAVIGATOR - - - - 6 III. DIOGO CAM AND MARTIN BEHAIM - - - - 40 IV. BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ AND PEDRO DE COVILHA^I - - 49V. VASCO DA GAMA - - - - - - 57 VI. PEDRO ALVAREZ CABRAL AND JUAN DE NOVA - - 87 VII. FRANCISCO DE ALMEIDA - - - - - 98 VIIL ALFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE - - - - - I16 IX. THE LAST DISCOVERIES OF THE PORTUGUESE - 131 X. THE PORTUGUESE RULE IN INDIA AND ITS DECLINE - I38 PART SPANIARDS. I. INTRODUCTORY - - - - - - - 150 II, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - - - - 153 III. AMERIGO VESPUCCI . _ . - - 219 IV. VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA . - - - 234 DE MAGALHAENS . _ - - - 244 VI. HERNANDO CORTES ---_-- 263 VIL FRANCISCO PIZARRO - - - - - 313 Vin. THE LAST DISCOVERIES OF THE SPANIARDS - - - 346 IX. THE SPANISH RUli IN AMERICA . - - - 356 lUI J, ] A. F^ITURY OF DISCOVERY. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH NAVIGATORSFcenturyofdiscove00voge
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