CHAPTER V 53

Neglect of Cuba by Spanish Explorers and Conquerors--Rule of Ovando--Ocampo Discovers Cuba to be an Island--First Attempts at Colonization--Enciso's Story of Ojeda's Adventure--A Test Between Christianity and Paganism--The Lust of Gold--Diego and Bartholomew Columbus--Diego Velasquez Appointed Governor--His First Settlement at Baracoa--The War with Hatuey--Narvaez and His Horsemen--Las Casas the "Apostle to the Indies"--More Trouble with the Natives--Exploration of the Island Throughout its Length.