Marion Institute Outline of United States History (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Marion Institute Outline of United States History Christopher Columbus, native of Genoa; sailed from Palos, Spain, August 3, 1492, with three small vessels, the Santa Maria commanded oy Columbus himself, the Pinta commanded by Martin Alonzo Pinzon, and the Nina commanded by VincentY. Pinzon. The vessels were fitted out by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. On October 12, 1492, a landingwas made on the island of San Salvador in tke Bahamas. Columbus returned to Spain and on September 25, 1493, he sailed from Cadiz with a fleet of seventeen ships. On this v-vage, he discovered the Windward Islands, Jamaica, and Porto Rico, and founded a colony on Hayti, returnmg to Cadiz, July 11, 1494.The third voyage of Columbus resulted in the discovery of the continent of South America at the mouth of the Orinoco River on August 1, 1498.On this voyage Columbus visited his colony on Hayti and was sent back to Spain in chains. On May 9, 1502, he sailed from Cadiz on his fourth and last voyage. On this voyage, he sailed to the western verge of the Gulf of Mexico in search of a passage to China. Columbus returned to Spain in November, 1504, where he lived in poverty and obscurity until his death on May 20, 1506. Narvaez, Spaniard; attempted the conquest of Florida, 1528. The expedition resulted in the death of all but four of the 400 who started. DeSoto, Spaniard; explored Pacific coast of Central America; chief lieutenant of Pizarro in Peru; attempted conquest of Florida in 1539, which resulted in his discovery of the Mississippi River in 1541; died 1542. Menendez, Spaniard; founded St. Augustine, 1565; explored the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay, 1572; butchered many of the followers of Ribaut in the Huguenot Settlement in Florida which he destroyed. Vincent Yang Pinzon, Spaniard;1499, discovered and named the Awazon. Cordova, Spaniard; discovered Mexico, 1517. Pizarro, Spaniard; conquered Peru, 1532. De Ayllon, Spaniard; attempted a settlement near Jamestown 1526. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.