Voyage 82 XII Columbus is Graciously Received by Ferdinand and Isabella—His Enemies Unable to Shake their Confidence in Him—The Third Voyage in 1498—Discovery of the Island of Trinidad at the Mouth of the Orinoco 87 XIII Wretched Condition of the Colony—Vasco da Gama Sails around the Cape of Good Hope to the East Indies—Ojeda’s Undertaking—Cabral Discovers Brazil 93 XIV Columbus Again Calumniated at the Spanish Court—Bobadilla is Ordered to San Domingo on a Tour of Investigation—He Sends Columbus Back to Spain in Fetters—Columbus Vindicated by his Sovereigns—Ovando Sails to the New Countries with a Fleet of Thirty-two Vessels 101 XV Ovando Calls the Audacious Bobadilla to Account—Columbus Undertakes his Fourth Voyage in 1502 108 XVI Columbus Vainly Attempts to Find the Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 115 XVII Columbus Abandons the Hope of Discovering a Passage to the Pacific and Returns to Jamaica, where his Vessels are Exposed to Great Danger—Two Boats are Sent to Haiti for Help 122 XVIII Conspiracy against Columbus at Jamaica—He Returns to Spain and Vainly Seeks Reinstatement—He Dies at Valladolid in 1506 131 XIX Diego, Columbus’ Son, Secures the Rights Coming to him from his Father—The Spaniards Extend their Authority in Central America and Rule Cruelly—Ponce de Leon’s Discovery of Florida 144 Appendix 154 Illustrations Page Christopher Columbus _Frontispiece_ Columbus Planning the Discovery of America 28 In Sight of the New World 42 Landing of Columbus 44 The Return of Columbus from his First Voyage 68 Christopher Columbus Chapter I Portuguese Voyages of Discovery—The Youth of Columbus—His Arrival at Lisbon