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be a part of Asia. Haiti, on which he landed 

 in December, he named Espanola ("Little 

 Spain"), and this he decided must be the mar- 

 velous Cipango. Nor did he, to the day of 

 his death, ever know that he had reached 

 not Japan but a land the knowledge of which 

 had never before come to the ears of Euro- 

 peans. On the island of Haiti he left a colony 

 of thirty-seven men and there built a fort, 



1,500 men. After touching at Dominica he 

 went on to Espanola, but his disappointment 

 was great when he found his colony had dis- 

 appeared. The natives, cruelly treated by the 

 Spaniards, had put them all to death. Other 

 men were willing to stay, however, and a new 

 colony called Isabella was founded, and there 

 and on the neighboring seas Columbus spent 

 two years. There was constant friction there, 



and in January, 1493, he began his return 

 voyage, taking with him some gold and a few 

 of the island Indians. Most enthusiastic was 

 the reception given him by the king and queen 

 and by the people, for had he not opened up 

 to them the wealthy Indies? 



THE PINTA, THE NINA, THE SANTA MARIA 



These replicas, brought from Spain, were presented to the city of Chicago and given a perma- 

 nent anchorage in the lagoons in Jackson Park, the site of the World's Columbian Exposition. In 

 the Pinta was loaned to the San Francisco exposition ; it was to journey through the Welland 

 Canal, down the Saint Lawrence River to the ocean, then southward to the Panama Canal and up 

 4 he coast to California. At Erie, Pa., it was found unseaworthy, and was still there in the spring 



however; and enemies at home were having 

 too long a time to spread evil reports about 

 him, so in 1496 he returned to Spain, where 

 again the sovereigns showed him great favor. 



During his third voyage, on which he set out 

 in May, 1498, he took a more southerly course, 

 and after sighting Trinidad sailed for a few 

 days along the coast of South America. Then 

 he proceeded to Espanola, where he found a 

 new town, Santo Domingo, in the ascendancy, 

 and in general viewed a most troublesome state 

 of affairs. In vain he tried to restore order; 

 he was not as able an administrator as he was 

 a navigator, and in August, 1500, he was 

 superseded as governor of the island by Boba- 

 dilla, sent out from Spain through the effort 

 of Columbus' enemies. The veteran admiral 

 was harshly treated, placed in chains and sent 

 back to Spain, where this cruel handling of 

 him roused great excitement among the peo- 

 ple. The king and queen had him freed, 

 denied any part in his arrest, and in 1502 

 allowed him to set out on another voyage 

 his fourth and last. Contrary to instruction, 

 he anchored off Santo Domingo but was not 

 allowed to land, and went on to the west, 

 ''sailing along the coast of Central America. 

 Everything he attempted seemed to fail. The 



MAP OF THE WORLD IN COLUMBUS- 

 BOYHOOD 



The white area represents extent of explora- 

 tions. 



Later Voyages. For his next voyage Colum- 

 bus had no difficulty in securing ships, money 

 and men, and when he set out on September 

 25, 1493, he had with him seventeen ships and 



