Cabañas, Puerto de las,353.Cabañas, Punta de,132 n.Cabo Rico,356.Cabo Santo,211,212.Cabot, John, sources of information,421-422;letter of Lorenzo Pasqualigo,423-424;voyage of 1497,423-424;landfall,423 n.,426;reception,424,428;new voyage proposed,428;and title admiral,428;map,426,430.Cabot, Sebastian, and father’s voyages,421.Cabra,213 n.,296 n.Cabral, route of,326 n.Cabron, Cabo,221 n.Cadiz, and proposed inspection of ships from Indies,277;Columbus’s departure,283.Caithness, conquered by Thorstein the Red and Earl Sigurd the Mighty,14.Cambodia, supposed connection of Costa Rica and Panama with,397 n.Campana, Cabo de, Columbus approaches,156-158.Canaries, Columbus at,92-94,283-284,320-323;French ship at,320;pearls,364.Caonabó, King, and fate of first settlement in Española,300,303,304,307;mentioned,312.Cape Breton Island, and Karlsefni’s voyages,40 n.;and landfall of John Cabot,423 n.Cape Verde Islands,103;and Hesperides,322;and Demarcation Line,323,326,416;Columbus at,324-326.Carabelas grandes, Boca de,134 n.Caracol, Bay of, Columbus anchors in,299 n.Caracol, El, island,340,353.Carambaru,393,394 n.Cariay,393;Indians of,409.Carib, island of,223,225,226,229,230.See alsoPorto Rico.Caribata, Cabo de,188.Caribata, Monte, described,188;mentioned,196,199.Caribs,203;houses,286,289;reported cannibalism,286,288-290;industry,289;appearance,289,293;treatment of captives,290-291;several captured,292,293;fight with Spaniards,293;and natives of Porto Rico,294;mentioned,322,330,348,359.Caritaba, province of, reports of gold,202.Carvajal, Alonso Sanchez de, despatched to Española,321.Cascaes, Columbus at,251.Cassiterides, Columbus identifies with Azores,329.Castañeda, Juan de, attempt to seize Columbus,245-248.Cateva,394 n.Cathay, Columbus’s desire to reach,134;supposed proximity to Cuba,405;emperor’s embassy to Rome,414.Catholicism, in Greenland,70-74;Columbus urges its establishment in Española,274-275,361.Catiba, Columbus in,394 n.Catigara, location,396-397.Caxinas, Point, named,391 n.;mentioned,392 n.Caymanos Chicos, islands, sighted,405 n.Cayre,293.See alsoDominica.Central America, exploration of coast,387.Cerabora,seeCarambaru.Ceyre,290.See alsoDominica.Chanca, Dr., letter to Cabildo of Seville,280-313.China, Columbus’s belief that he had reached,397 n.Christianity, introduced into Greenland,23-26;in Greenland,29,56,57,71-74;in Iceland,46;and New World,352.Chuzona chica, Rio,219 n.Ciamba, province of,393.Cibao,197;reports of gold,202;mentioned,206;explored,312-313;mines,338.Ciguare, described by natives,394-395.Cinquin, Cabo de,168;Columbus approaches,171,174.Cipango,101 n.;Columbus desires to find,113;Cuba mistaken for,126,127,128,130;mentioned,197,202,212.Clato, Prior of, entertains Columbus,254.Cobrava,394 n.Coche,357.Cochin-China, Costa Rica and Panama believed to be southern extension of,397 n.Colon,seeColumbus.Colonization, plan of Columbus for Española,273-277.Columbo, Juan Antonio, despatched to Española,321.Columbus, Bartholomew, in Española,321;mentioned,345;projected exploring expedition,360;meets admiral,366;in Paragua,375;taken prisoner,380;map,397 n.Columbus, Christopher, contract,77-80;patent,81-84;first voyage,89-258;departure,90;at Canaries,92-94;signs of land,96-100;landfall,108-109;takes possession,110;desire to reach Cipango,113;at Santa Maria de la Concepcion,115;at Fernandina,120;believes Cuba to be Cipango,126;discovers Cuba,130;along coast,144-168;Martin Alonso Pinzon deserts,152;at Española,169-228;reappearance of Pinzon,214;and disaffection of Pinzons,216-219;homeward voyage,228-258;storm,241;at Azores,244-249;puts in at Portugal,251-256;reception by King of Portugal,251-256;arrival,257;letter to Santangel,263-272;and Cuba,263;and Española,264;duration of first voyage,272;plan for colonization and commerce of Española,273-277;second voyage,278-313;sources of information,281-282;at Canaries,283-284;at Dominica,284-285;at Guadeloupe,286-291;at Porto Rico,294-295;at Española,295-313;finds settlement destroyed,300;visits Cacique,304;building of city,308;sickness,309,312;third voyage,314-366;sources of information,317-318;preparations,319;reception in Madeira,320;at Canaries,320;at Cape Verde Islands,324-326;sends ships ahead to Española,320-323;instructions concerning treatment of Indians,322;proposed route,322,326,327;and Demarcation Line,326,382;signs of land,329-330;Trinidad sighted,331;mainland of South America discovered,333;at Trinidad,335-339;along coast,331-351,353-358,362;and a New World,352,355,356;in Boca del Drago,354;near Margarita,356-357,362;anxiety about Española,359-360;reasons for hastening to Española,359-362;and Earthly Paradise,364-365;arrival in Española,365,366;misfortunes,371;aid of Isabella,371-372;in disfavor,372,375,378-379;revolt in Española,374;and Bobadilla,376-383;letter on fourth voyage, significance,387;fourth voyage,389-418;outward voyage,389;arrival at Española,389;forbidden to land,390;storm,390-392;at Queen’s Garden,391;along coast of Central America,391-403,405;search for strait,391 n.;illness,392-393,399;geographical conceptions,396-398;and Earthly Paradise,398;illness,399;tempest,399-400;sends out exploring party,401;trouble with Indians,402-403;establishes settlement,402;reaches Cuba,406;in Jamaica,406;one ship puts into a port of Española,407;urges colonization of Veragua,411-413;deplores condition of Spanish settlements,415;complains of ill-treatment,416-418.Columbus, Diego, brother of Columbus, in Española,321;taken prisoner,380.Columbus, Diego, son of Columbus, page to Prince John,379;mentioned,393.Columbus, Ferdinand,241 n.,321;page in Queen’s household,379;account of fourth voyage,318,388,392 n.Commerce, plan of Columbus for Española,273-277;value of Spanish colonies predicted,415.Concepcion, La, island,356.Concepcion, Puerto de la, Columbus in,172-179.Conchas, Cabo de,356.Coroay,206.Cosa, Juan de la, master ofSanta María,200;mentioned,204.Costa Rica, supposed connection with Cambodia,397 n.Crooked Island,123.Cuba, mistaken for Cipango,126-130;described by Indians,130-136;discovered,136;mistaken for mainland of Asia,134,263,323,405,406;explorations,136-148;Columbus returns,153;Columbus leaves,167;mentioned,176,263-264,267,364,391 n.;Columbus lands on fourth voyage,405.Cuba, Cabo de,146,147.Cubagua, reports of pearls,357.Cubiga,394 n.
Dama, Alvaro,253.Darien, Gulf of,405 n.Davis, John, voyage to Greenland,74 n.Delfin, El,340,353.Demarcation Line, and Columbus,326;Papal,416;agreement between Spain and Portugal,416.Diaz, Bartolomé,252,397 n.Dimunarvag,16.Dögurdar River, country between, and Skraumuhlaups River, occupied by Aud,15.Dominica, discovered,285;described285;mentioned,290,321;report of gold,293;Columbus heads for,330.Drago, Boca del, named,340;Columbus’s ships in peril in,354-355.Drangar,16,45.Drepstokk, Heriulf at,47.Drontheim, Leif arrives in,47.Drontheim, Archbishop of, papal letter to,70 n.;jurisdiction,71.Drontheim, Archbishop Valkendorf of,74 n.Dublin, captured by King Olaf,14.Duelling-Hrafn, killed by Eric the Red,16,45.