Fourth Voyage: A Flotilla of four vessels--Canary Islands-- Martinique--Dominica--Santa-Cruz--Porto-Rico--Hispaniola-- Jamaica--Cayman Island--Pinos Island--Island of Guanaja--Cape Honduras--The American Coast of Truxillo on the Gulf of Darien-- The Limonare Islands--Huerta--The Coast of Veragua--Auriferous Strata--Revolt of the Natives--The Dream of Columbus-- Porto-Bello--The Mulatas--Putting into port at Jamaica-- Distress--Revolt of the Spaniards against Columbus--Lunar Eclipse--Arrival of Columbus at Hispaniola--Return of Columbus to Spain--His death, on the 20th of March, 1506 . . . . . . . . 150 CHAPTER VIII. THE CONQUEST OF INDIA, AND OF THE SPICE COUNTRIES. I. Covilham and Paiva--Vasco da Gama--The Cape of Good Hope is doubled--Escales at Sam-Braz--Mozambique, Mombaz, and Melinda-- Arrival at Calicut--Treason of the Zamorin--Battles--Return to Europe--The scurvy--Death of Paul da Gama--Arrival at Lisbon . . 164 II. Alvares Cabral--Discovery of Brazil--The coast of Africa-- Arrival at Calicut, Cochin, Cananore--Joao da Nova--Gama's second expedition--The King of Cochin--The early life of Albuquerque--The taking of Goa--The siege and capture of Malacca--Second expedition against Ormuz--Ceylon--The Moluccas-- Death of Albuquerque--Fate of the Portuguese empire of the Indies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 SECOND PART. CHAPTER I. THE CONQUERORS OF CENTRAL AMERICA. I. Hojeda--Americus Vespucius--The New World named after him--Juan de la Cosa--Vincent Yanez Pinzon--Bastidas--Diego de Lepe--Diaz de Solis--Ponce de Leon and Florida--Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean--Grijalva explores the coast of Mexico . . . . . . 207 II. Ferdinand Cortes--His character--His appointment--Preparations for the expedition, and attempts of Velasquez to stop it-- Landing at Vera-Cruz--Mexico and the Emperor Montezuma--The republic of Tlascala--March upon Mexico--The Emperor is made prisoner--Narvaez defeated--The _Noche Triste_--Battle of Otumba--The second siege and taking of Mexico--Expedition to Honduras--Voyage to Spain--Expeditions on the Pacific Ocean-- Second Voyage of Cortes to Spain--His death . . . . . . . . . . 224 III. The triple alliance--Francisco Pizarro and his brothers--Don Diego d'Almagro--First attempts--Peru, its extent, people, and kings--Capture of Atahualpa, his ransom and death--Pedro d'Alvarado--Almagro in Chili--Strife among the conquerors--Trial and execution of Almagro--Expeditions of Gonzalo Pizarro and Orellana--Assassination of Francisco Pizarro--Rebellion and execution of his brother Gonzalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 CHAPTER II. THE FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.