Panama and the canal . -cars the Spaniards were satisfied tosecure tiie treasure that was to l^c had near at hand. In1519 Pedrarias l^cgan to build the city of Panama on thePacific and to connect thiswith the Atlantic by a roadacross the Isthmus, first toXombre de Dios and laterto Porto Bello (Map III, ). The Pearl Islands inthe Gulf of Panama wereconquered and their chiefga^?e the go\ernor at onetime, we are told, a basketfull of pearls weighing onehundred and ten pounds,—whereof some were asbig as hazelnuts. One ofthese alone was later soldfor one thousand two hun-dred ducats (about $1,5
Panama and the canal . -cars the Spaniards were satisfied tosecure tiie treasure that was to l^c had near at hand. In1519 Pedrarias l^cgan to build the city of Panama on thePacific and to connect thiswith the Atlantic by a roadacross the Isthmus, first toXombre de Dios and laterto Porto Bello (Map III, ). The Pearl Islands inthe Gulf of Panama wereconquered and their chiefga^?e the go\ernor at onetime, we are told, a basketfull of pearls weighing onehundred and ten pounds,—whereof some were asbig as hazelnuts. One ofthese alone was later soldfor one thousand two hun-dred ducats (about $1,500). The Spanish also seizedNicaragua. Everywhere gold was forced from the natives 19. FUANCISCO PiZARRO. 20 FRANCISCO PIZARRO by every manner of fiendish cruelty that men mad with greed could devise. They were made slaves. They died by thousands. But now from Panama ships Spanish - - Treasure began to Sail away to Spain with heavy car- goes of treasure and many Spaniards returnedin them to swell the population of Panama. But this was only the beginning. In 1524 Francisco Pi-zarro received permission to take up again the plans for dis-
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