. Indians and pioneers; an historical reader for the young. called Juana, and we knowas Cuba; then to Hayti, which was named His-paniola or Little Spain. There they of the fleet was wrecked on the coast of thisisland, and Columbus used her timbers to build afort, which he called La Navidad. On his way back to Spain, Columbus wrote aletter to Santangel, a man who had loaned to Fer-dinand and Isabella much of the money they spentin fitting out the fleet. The letter began : Sir—As I know you will be rejoiced at theglorious success that our Lord has given me in myvoyage, I write this
. Indians and pioneers; an historical reader for the young. called Juana, and we knowas Cuba; then to Hayti, which was named His-paniola or Little Spain. There they of the fleet was wrecked on the coast of thisisland, and Columbus used her timbers to build afort, which he called La Navidad. On his way back to Spain, Columbus wrote aletter to Santangel, a man who had loaned to Fer-dinand and Isabella much of the money they spentin fitting out the fleet. The letter began : Sir—As I know you will be rejoiced at theglorious success that our Lord has given me in myvoyage, I write this to tell you how, in thirty-threedays, I sailed to the Indies. It has many ports along the sea-coast, and manyfine, large, flowing rivers. The land there is ele-vated, with many mountains and peaks. They aremost beautiful, of a thousand varied forms, acces-sible, and full of trees of endless varieties, so highthat they seem to touch the sky, and I have beentold that they never lose their foliage. . Thenightingale, and other small birds of a thousand. EARLIEST DAYS IN AMERICA. 101 kinds, were sing-in«- in the month of Novenil)er,when I was there. . There are wonderful pinetrees, and very extensive ran^^es of meadow is honey, and a great variety of fruits. In-land there are numerous mines of metals, and in-numerable people. There are many spices and vast mines of in this island. ... I have found no monsters, assome expected; but, on the contrary, they are peopleof very handsome appearance. Hispaniola is amarvel. THE NEWS IN SPAIN. The discovery was received in Spain as the mostwonderful news that ever was heard. Columbuswas then the Great Admiral to every one, and thehero of the world. Ferdinand and Isabella re-ceived him at court, as you see in the received him with high honors, seated upontheir thrones, wearing their crowns, dressed intheir royal robes of state, with their courtiers inattendance—all to hear the story of his voyage,and his dis
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