A history of the United States for schools . overedat two oclock in the morning of October 12/ 1492. Itwas one of the Bahama Islands, but which one is notknown. Before returning to Spain Columbus sailed alongthe shores of Cuba and Hayti, landing here and thereand sending parties inland to examine the country. Hewas astonished at not finding splendid cities such as hehad expected to find in Asia. But he had no doubt thathe had reached Japan or some part of Asia. 1 In old style, October 12 ; in new style, October 21. See Appendix H. §i6. THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. 29 16. The Second and Third Voya
A history of the United States for schools . overedat two oclock in the morning of October 12/ 1492. Itwas one of the Bahama Islands, but which one is notknown. Before returning to Spain Columbus sailed alongthe shores of Cuba and Hayti, landing here and thereand sending parties inland to examine the country. Hewas astonished at not finding splendid cities such as hehad expected to find in Asia. But he had no doubt thathe had reached Japan or some part of Asia. 1 In old style, October 12 ; in new style, October 21. See Appendix H. §i6. THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. 29 16. The Second and Third Voyages of Columbus. His return home with this news aroused great excite-ment in Spain and Portugal, and among intelligentmariners in England and elsewhere. On his jjis secondsecond voyage, in September, 1493, it was diffi- to restrain people from embarking with him. Every-body expected to get rich in a moment. A colony wasfounded upon the island of Hayti, but no silks or spicesor precious stones were found, nor any gold as yet. On. the other hand, hard labor had to be endured, as well ashunger and sickness, and the disappointed colonists laidall the blame upon the foreign upstart, his enterprise, moreover, did not bring money into1 After a painting in the Ministry of Marine at Madrid. 30 INTRODUCTORY. Ch. IL the treasury, but entailed new expenses, he soon lostfavor at court, and his troubles were many. He cruisedHis third among the islands of the Caribbean Sea, and onvoyage. his third voyagc, in 1498, saw land which wenow know to have been the coast of South America fromthe mouth of the Orinoco westward for a short never doubted that all this was Asia, but wonderedwhy he did not find Asias riches. 17. Other Memorable Voyages. Meanwhile othernavigators had been crossing the Atlantic. John Cabot,Voyages of ^ native of Genoa, in the service of Henry VH.,theCabots. Idng of England, sailed from Bristol in May,1497, in one ship with eight
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