CHAPTER III. THE FIRST VOYAGE. [Aug. 3, 1492--March 15, 1493] 74-128

Crew for the First Voyage, 74.--The Vessels, 76.--Setting sail, 77. --Columbus’s Diary and Letters, 77.--Repairs of the “Pinta,” 79.-- Traditions of the Islanders, 80.--On the Voyage, 82.--Report of Land, 84.--Indications, 84.--Probable Truth concerning a Mutinous Spirit, 85.--Columbus reports a Light, 86.--Discovery of Land, October 12, 87.--The Place of Landing, 88.--Cronau’s Investigations, 89.--Riding Rocks, 91.--The People, 92.--Explorations, 93.-- Cuba, 94.--San Domingo, 94.--Shipwreck, 95.--La Navidad, 96. --Spirit of the Natives, 97.--Sail for Home, 98.--Spirit of the Discoverer, 98.--Quest for Gold, 99.--Slender Foundation of Promises, 100.--Attitude of Columbus toward his Crew and toward the Natives, 100.--Testimony of Las Casas, 104.--Final Departure, 105. --The Caribs, 106.--Salt-pits, 107.--Return of the “Pinta,” 107. --Last of the Bahamas, 108.--Furious Storms, 108.--Precautions, 109.--Pilgrimages promised, 110.--The Azores, 110.--Lisbon, 111. --Couriers sent to announce Discoveries, 111.--Claims of Portugal, 112.--Treaty of 1479, 112.--Treatment by the King of Portugal, 114.--Reaches Palos, March 15, 1493, 115.--Arrival of the “Pinta,” 115.--Sad end of Pinzon, 116.--Reception of Columbus at Barcelona, 118.--Renewal of Authority, 120.--Unwarranted Promises, 121.-- Resolves to retake Jerusalem, 121.--Hostility of Old Nobility, 121. --Announcement to the Pope, 122.--Bull of Demarcation, 123.-- Preparation for a Second Voyage, 124.--Policy of Confiscation, 125.-- Diplomatic Controversy with Portugal, 126.--Triumph of Spain, 128.-- Removal of Line of Demarcation, 128.