CONTENTS PREFACE 001 CHAPTER 1 EARLY LIFE OF COLUMBUS 001 CHAPTER 2 HIS PLANS FOR DISCOVERY 014 CHAPTER 3 THE GREAT VOYAGE 026 CHAPTER 4 THE LANDING ON THE TWELFTH OF OCTOBER 037 CHAPTER 5 LANDING ON CUBA 055 CHAPTER 6 DISCOVERY OF HAYTI OR HISPANIOLA 063 CHAPTER 7 COLUMBUS IS CALLED TO MEET THE KING AND QUEEN 082 CHAPTER 8 THE SECOND EXPEDITION SAILS 091 CHAPTER 9 THE NEW COLONY 111 CHAPTER 10 THE THIRD VOYAGE 131 CHAPTER 11 SPAIN, 1500, 1501 150 CHAPTER 12 FOURTH VOYAGE 162 CHAPTER 13 TWO SAD YEARS 186 APPENDIX A 200 APPENDIX B 210 APPENDIX C 215