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Title: Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations
Year: 1800 (1800s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnatti : The Jones brothers New York : Merrill & Baker
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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e court of Franceto submit his plans toCharles VIII. On hiawav he was stopped at the monastery of LaKaWda, and chanced to state his great enter-prise to the Prior, De Marchena. The latterhad been the queens confessor, and so muchwas ho now interested that he mounted hismule at midnight and rode to Sante F^, whereIsabella was, to jiersuade her to lend her aid.Columbus explained in person to Ferdinandand I.sabella the nature of his plans. The kingin answer declared that the Spanish treasurywas empty, but the queen gave this ever-memorable answer: I undertake the enter-prise for my own crown of Castile, and willpledge my jewels to raise the necessary funds.Be it never forgotten that to the faith NEW WORLD Ayn HEFOnMATlOX.—LAXD, HO! 167 and insight and decision of a woman the fiualsuccess of Columbus must be attributed. On the mornino- of the third day of Aii- 12th, Rodrigo Triana, who chanced to be onthe lookout from the Pinta, set up a shout ofLand! A irwn wa? fired a the si^-nal. The
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THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER llTH, M9i gust, 1492, Columbus, with his three ships, left the harbor of Palos. After seventy-oue days of sailing, in the early dawn of Octol)erN.—Vol. 3—II .ships lay to. There was music and jubilee;and ju.st at sunri.se Columbus himself firststepped ashore, shook out the royal banner of 168 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. Castile iu the presence of the wouderiug na-tives, and named the island San Salvador.During the three remaining months of thisfirst voyage, the islands of Concepcion, Cuba,and Hayti were added to the list of discove-ries ; and on the bay of Caracola, in the lastnamed island, was erected out of the timbersof the Santa Maria a fort, the first structurebuilt by Europeans in the New World. Inthe early part of January, 1493, Columbussailed for Spain, where he arrived in March, nearly three years, Columbus returned toSpain in the summer of 1496—returned to findliimself the victim of a thousand bitter jeal-ousies and suspicions. All the r

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