Amerigo Vespucci

by Frederick A. Ober

• Lake Dwellers, the, described by Vespucci, [90]-[95], [120].
• Lariab, conjectural province of, [96].
• Las Casas denounces Vespucci, [249].
• Lud, Walter, [242].

• Mandeville, Sir John, [49].
• Mangi, province of, [26], [46].
• Maracaibo, Gulf of, discovered by Ojeda, [135].
• Maracapana (see [Amaraca-pan]), [132], [137].
• Marco Polo's Travels, [33].
• Marignoli, John de, traveller, [49].
• Medici, the Florentine, [4], [5], [10].
• Medici, Lorenzo de, letter written to, by Vespucci in 1501, [109];
  • in 1503, [179].
• Michael Angelo, birthplace of, [15].
• Monte Corvino, John of, [49].
• Mundus Novus, or New World, [46], [239], [246], [248];
  • title of pamphlet containing first account of Vespucci's voyage, [197];
  • when published, [239].

• Navarrete, Spanish historian, [219], [221], [232], [233].
• New World, the, southern hemisphere of America, so called by Vespucci, [185].
• Nicollini, Donato, Vespucci's friend, [56].
• Nicuesa, explorer, quarrels with Ojeda, [160];
  • whom he rescues, [162].
• Niño, Pedro, successful voyage of, [137].

• Ojeda the Fighter, [chap. viii.];
  • with Columbus, [126];
  • friend of Fonseca, [127];
  • receives authority for a voyage, [128];
  • accompanied by Vespucci, [130];
  • visits Trinidad, Pearl Islands, and Curaçao, [132], [133];
  • finds Lake Dwellers, [134];
  • takes cargo of slaves to Spain, [136];
  • second voyage of (1502), [158];
  • placed in irons, [159];
  • makes third voyage (1509), [156], [160];
  • wounded by poisoned arrow, [163];
  • poverty and death of, [164].
• Oviedo, historian, on discovery of Bay of Honduras, [105].

• Paria, Gulf of, [131], [132].
• Paul the Physicist, [16].
• Pearls, Gulf of, [132].
• Pearls obtained by Vespucci, [122], [141], [146].
• Pelotti, Francesco, [49].
• Peretola, home of the Vespuccis, [2].
• Pinelo, Francisco, [77], [78], [81].
• Pinzon brothers, the, [149], [150], [152].
• Pinzon, Vicente Yañez, discovers the Amazon, [167].
• Pliny quoted by Vespucci, [191].
• Polo, Marco, Vespucci's countryman, [33];
  • taken captive, [34];
  • Travels, [36]-[42].
• Polo, Maffei, [41].
• Polo, Nicolo, [36].
• Prescott, historian, quotation from, [57].
• Printing-press, the first in America, [32].
• Ptolemy, an improved, [242].

• Quattro Giornate (Four Journeys), [176].
• Quinsai, city of, [25], [43], [46].

• René, Duke of Lorraine, [242], [246], [247].
• Ringmann, Matthias, contemporary of Vespucci, [241].
• Roldan, Francesco, combats Ojeda, [136].

• Saint-Dié, town in which pamphlet was printed containing first reference to America, [241], [242].
• Savonarola, mention of, [15].
• Schöner, Johann, globe made by, [245].
• Sierra Leone, [178].
• Soderini, Piero, letter written to, by Vespucci, [82], [101];
  • second letter, [170];
  • third letter, [201].

• Terra Firma, definition of term, [70];
  • coast of, [166].
• Terra Sanctæ Crucis, [246], [248].
• Toscanelli, Florentine astronomer, [16];
  • friendly with Vespucci, [16];
  • great attainments of, [19];
  • corresponds with Columbus, [17], [23]-[27];
  • sends chart to Columbus, [21];
  • ideas of, adopted by Columbus, [30].
• Trapobana, island of, [123].
• Trinidad, visited by Columbus, [131];
  • by Vespucci, [132].

• Varnhagen, Viscount, explains Vespucci's "second" voyage, [105].
• Vela, Cape de la, [135].
• Venezuela, origin of name, [134].
• Veragua, Duke of, [220].
• Vespucci, Amerigo, spelling of the name, [1];
  • birthplace of, [2];
  • parents, [3], [4];
  • ancestors, [5], [6];
  • birthplace of, [2];
  • parents, [3], [4];
  • ancestors, [5], [6];
  • youth, [7], [8], [9], [12]-[14];
  • favorite authors, [chap. iii.];
  • begins his career, [51];
  • enters service with the Medici, [54];
  • goes to Spain, [55];
  • letter of, from Spain, [56];
  • personal appearance of, [63];
  • characteristics of, [64];
  • debatable voyage of, [chap. vi.];
  • outfits fleet for Columbus, [76];
  • in pay of Spain, [81];
  • letter of, on alleged first voyage, [82]-[100];
  • letters to Soderini, [82], [101], [170], [201];
  • his Four Voyages, [90];
  • accused of purloining from Columbus, [101];
  • vindicated by Humboldt, [103];
  • more humane than Columbus, [104];
  • second voyage of, [chap. vii.];
  • oldest known writing relating to his voyages, [109];
  • describes constellations of southern hemisphere, [112], [113];
  • in fight with Indians, [117], [118];
  • mentions giants, [119];
  • discovers Lake Dwellers, [120];
  • takes slaves to Spain, [121], [122];
  • with Ojeda in 1499, [130];
  • quoted by Irving, [134];
  • aborigines seen by, [140]-[144];
  • finds pearls, [146];
  • fellow-voyagers of, [chap. x.];
  • head of house of Berardi, [151];
  • projected voyage with Pinzon, [153];
  • invited to Portugal, [168];
  • married to Maria Cerezo, [168];
  • leaves Spain for Portugal, [169];
  • makes two voyages under Portuguese flag, [170];
  • account of third voyage, [170]-[177];
  • encounters cannibals, [180]-[183];
  • calls his discovery the New World, [185];
  • royally received in Portugal, [195];
  • renowned navigator, [196];
  • first-published letter of, [197];
  • makes a "fourth" voyage to America, [200];
  • returns to Spain, [209];
  • contrasted with Columbus, [209]-[214];
  • mentioned in a letter by Columbus, [218];
  • pilot-major of Spain, [chap. xv.];
  • at court, [224];
  • corrects charts made by Columbus, [229];
  • official papers relating to, [233];
  • last will and testament, [234];
  • death of, [235].
• Vespucci, Anastasio, Amerigo's father, [3], [6].
• Vespucci, Elizabetta, Amerigo's mother, [3].
• Vespucci, Georgio Antonio, [8], [11].
• Vespucci, Giovanni, or Juan, Amerigo's nephew, [55];
  • is bequeathed his uncle's valuable papers, [235].
• Vespucci, Girolamo, Amerigo's brother, [52], [53].
• Vespucci, Guido Antonio, epitaph of, [6].