Amerigo Vespucci
Frederick A. Ober
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  • Aborigines, described by Vespucci, [84]-[95];
    • seen in Vespucci's third voyage, [180]-[183].
  • Aguado, Juan, [151].
  • Amaraca, aboriginal name of province in South America, [137].
  • Amaraca-pan, the land of Amaraca, [137].
  • Amazon River discovered by Pinzon, [105].
  • America, may have been derived from Amaraca, [137];
    • when bestowed upon western continents, [200];
    • derivation of name, [238];
    • first applied to continents in 1507, [243], [244].
  • Antilla, island of, [26].
  • Arno, valley of the, [1].
  • Bahia Honda, reference to, [159].
  • Bastidas, Rodrigo de, reference to, [130];
    • expedition of, [155].
    • estate of Juan, [80].
  • Book, the first printed in America, [32].
  • Cabral, Pedro Alvarez, coasts South America, [167].
  • Cannibals, giants, and pearls, [chap. ix.]
  • Canopi seen by Vespucci, [189].
  • Canovai eulogizes Vespucci, [210], [211].
  • Carabi, aboriginal word, [96].
  • Caravans of the desert, [47].
  • Carib Indians described, [99].
  • Cathay, kingdom of, [26], [29], [36], [39], [46], [50].
  • Cerezo, Maria, married to Vespucci, [168], [235];
    • dependent upon pension, [237].
  • Chambalu, or Peking, [38], [46], [49], [50].
  • Cibao, Indian word of Haiti, [28].
  • Cipango, island of, [26], [28], [30], [42], [44], [50].
  • Coelho, Gonçalo, reference to, [202].
  • Columbus, Christopher, compared with Toscanelli, [18];
    • uses Toscanelli's chart in crossing Atlantic, 1492, [22];
    • letter to, from Toscanelli, [23]-[27];
    • adopts Toscanelli's ideas, [30];
    • conversations with, chap. v.;
    • personal appearance of, [63];
    • second voyage of, [76];
    • extravagances of, [77];
    • and Bishop Fonseca, [77]-[79];
    • and the Pinzons, [149], [150];
    • in friendly rivalry with Vespucci, [198];
    • and Vespucci contrasted, [210]-[214];
    • misfortunes of, [215];
    • letter written by, with reference to Vespucci, [218].
  • Columbus, Diego, suit of, against the crown, [166].
  • Columbus, Ferdinand, books owned by, [248];
    • acquainted with Juan Vespucci, [249].
    • of Spain, fifteenth century, [57], [58].
  • Constellations of the southern hemisphere, [189], [190].
  • Coquibacoa, coast of Venezuela, [134], [135], [158], [159].
  • Cosa, Juan de la, with Columbus in Cuba, [107];
    • sails with Ojeda, [129];
    • the great pilot, [153];
    • chart made by, in year 1500, [154];
    • sails with Bastidas, [155];
    • second voyage with Ojeda, [156];
    • horrible death of, [157].
  • Cosmographie Introductio, the first book containing name of America, [243], [245].
  • Cumana, on coast of Venezuela, [132], [137].
  • Curiana, or Gulf of Pearls, [132].
  • Dragon's Mouth, strait of the, [132].
  • Emanuel, King of Portugal, [168];
    • invites Vespucci to Portugal, [169];
    • receives Vespucci at court, [171];
    • sends him on two voyages to the Indies, [170];
    • recognizes his genius, [196], [207].
  • Emerson, R. W., calls Vespucci a "thief and pickle-dealer," [237].
  • Examen Critique, the, by Humboldt, [103], [250].
  • Ferdinand, King of Spain, and Fonseca, [76];
    • parts with Vespucci, [168], [169];
    • diplomacy of, [216];
    • prefers Vespucci to Columbus, [227];
    • calls Vespucci to court, [228];
    • appoints him pilot-major, [229].
  • Fiske, John, explains "debatable voyage," [104];
    • on Vespucci's letter of July, 1500, [109];
    • quotations from, [124], [125];
    • on historical records, [221].
  • Florence, Vespucci's birthplace, [2], [3];
    • in the Middle Ages, [12].
  • Florentines, the, as merchants in fifteenth century, [5].
  • Fonseca, Bishop, reference to, [76], [77], [79], [82], [126], [127];
    • authorizes Ojeda's voyage, [128].
  • Fortunate Islands, or Grand Canaries, [186].
  • Four Voyages, or Journeys, of Vespucci, [90], [95];
    • no trace of book containing the, [103];
    • further reference to, [176], [200], [205].
  • "Fourth Part of the Earth," the, [chap. ii.]
  • Ghengis Khan, [50].
  • Giacondo, Giovanni, translator of Vespucci's letter, 1504, [198], [199].
  • Giants seen in Curaçao, [119].
  • Gomara, historian, on explorations, [102].
  • Harrisse, Henry, observations on the naming of America, [244].
  • Herrera, Antonio de, accuses Vespucci of stealing from Columbus, [101].
  • Humboldt, Alexander von, vindicates Vespucci, [103].
  • Igname, Indian word, [89].
  • Iguana, described by Vespucci, [93].
  • Imago Mundi, book owned by Columbus, [241].
  • India house, the great, [80].
  • Irving, Washington, and his Life of Columbus, [29];
    • denounces Fonseca, [77];
    • narrates Vespucci's voyage with Ojeda, [125];
    • seeks to disparage Vespucci, [225], [226].
  • Iti, an island in the Caribbean Sea, [98].
  • Kazabi, or cassava, [89].
  • Khan, the Grand, [24], [28].
  • Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor, [36]-[40], [49].