The following is a chronological statement of the principal events treated of in this volume:
| (?)1436 | Birth of Columbus. |
| 1470 | Columbus arrives at Lisbon. |
| 1484 | Columbus goes to Spain. |
| 1490 | His scheme rejected. |
| 1492 | Agreement signed with Ferdinand. |
| 1492 | Discovery of America. |
| 1493 | Columbus returns to Spain. |
| 1493 | Second voyage. |
| 1495 | Investigation of his administration. |
| 1496 | Returns to Spain. |
| 1498 | Third voyage. |
| 1500 | Bobadilla sent to the West Indies. |
| 1500 | Columbus sent to Spain in chains. |
| 1502 | Ovando appointed governor of Hispaniola. |
| 1502 | Fourth voyage. |
| 1504 | Returns to Spain. |
| 1506 | Death of Columbus. |
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GEORGE P. UPTON
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American Explorers
Columbus Pizarro Cortes Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky, and Other Pre-Columbian Discoveries of America
Historical and Biographical
Washington Franklin Penn Maximilian Barbarossa William of Orange Maria Theresa The Maid of Orleans Frederick the Great The Little Dauphin Herman and Thusnelda The Swiss Heroes Marie Antoinette’s Youth The Duke of Brittany Louise, Queen of Prussia The Youth of the Great Elector Emperor William First Elizabeth, Empress of Austria Charlemagne Prince Eugene Eugénie, Empress of the French Queen Maria Sophia of Naples
Musical Biography