The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . t back to Porto Rico,but returned about 1521 as governor of Florida. He was mortallywounded in a battle with the Indians, and went to Cuba without foundinga colony, and died there from his wound. Upon his tomb these wordsare engraved :— In this sepulchre rest the bones of a man who was lionby name, and still more so by nature. What of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Marcclla? He discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513, and called it the So
The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . t back to Porto Rico,but returned about 1521 as governor of Florida. He was mortallywounded in a battle with the Indians, and went to Cuba without foundinga colony, and died there from his wound. Upon his tomb these wordsare engraved :— In this sepulchre rest the bones of a man who was lionby name, and still more so by nature. What of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Marcclla? He discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513, and called it the SouthSea, replied Marcella. VOYAGES OF EARLY NAVIGATORS. 51 [1517] Did anything in the way of discovery happen in the year 1517?Only that Francisco Fernandez de Cordova discovered Yucatan,and the Bay of Campeachy, and was mortally wounded in an attack bythe natives. The next year his pilot led Grijalvas fleet to the sameshores, and he carried back thegold which aroused the selfishambition of Cortes, repliedCharlie. Cortes and Pizarro con-quered Mexico and Pern, but their deeds have[1518-1521] 110 bearing upon the history of the United States,said Phinney. [1520]. HERNANDO CORTEZ. Who appeared duringthe year 1520? Fernando de Magellan,answered Charlie. He wassent out by Charles V. in com-pany with Falero, to try andreach the Moluccas by a westernroute. They skirted the shores of Patagonia, went through MagellanStrait, discovered and named the Pacific Ocean, touched at the Ladroneislands, and reached the Philippines, where Magellan was killed by thenatives. Magellan was the first man to sail around the world and provethat it was round, added Nettie. In the same year Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon, with others, fitted outtwo slave ships and sent them from Hispaniola to the main land to kid-nap Indians for slaves, Hadley began. The natives had not learnedto be afraid of the white man and crowded the decks to get the presentswhich he offered them. When DAyllon thought that he had passenger
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