92 The Humming Bird. 



This notice on Christopher Columbus, was extracted from 

 O'Gilby's America, published in London, 1671. 



(The Editor.) 



Thence it is exactly four hundred years that America was 

 rediscovered by Columbus, and what do we see. That a Con- 

 tinent entirely unknown to the Europeans at that time has 

 developed in such a wonderful manner that its actual popu- 

 lation exceeds one hundred millions of inhabitants, and 

 before the end of another century it will probably reach 

 several hundred of millions; and what is more extraordinary 

 still, is that all the races of manking are represented more 

 or less in that grand Continent, and by intermixture between 

 themselves are creating several new races of men, quite 

 easy to distinguish at once from their original stock, new 

 races full of vigour, enterprising, and anxious to show their 

 vitality to the old World. 



Honour and glory to the immortal Christopher Columbus, 

 who has achieved such a successful discovery, under the gui- 

 dance of THE ALMIGHTY ! 



A.B. 



FESTIVITIES AND EXHIBITIONS 



Held in honour of Christopher Columbus, in America, Spain, 



Italy and France. 



His Holiness Pope Leon XIII has sent to the Madrid Exhibi- 

 tion, held in honour of Christopher Columbus, the two cele- 

 brated Maps belonging to Borgia Museum, and dating from 

 the time of the discovery of America* and probably they will 

 be sent afterwards to Chicago. It will be the- first time that 

 the Scientists and Historians will be able to consult these 

 precious and invaluable documents. 



They have been remitted, by order of the Pope, to the 

 Honourable Count Chacon, Spanish Ambassador in Roma. 



On one of these maps can be seen the line delineated by 

 Pope Alexander VI, to put an end to the recriminations 

 between Spain and Portugal. 



The second one is from Diego Ribero. It was published in 

 1529 and contains all the parts of the New World, known at 

 that time. 



On the first of August, the Santa-Maria, an exact repro- 

 duction of the ship which carried Columbus and his followers 

 to America, has anchored at Palos, the exact place where 

 Christopher Colomb us took his departure. It was escorted 

 to Huelva by seven Spanish vessels, two men of war, the 



