The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503

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[291-3] The island of St. Martin. Las Casas, ibid.

[293-1] Dominica.

[293-2] Santa Cruz. November 14. Las Casas, ibid.

[294-1] The Admiral named the largest of these islands St. Ursula, and all the others The Eleven Thousand Virgins. Las Casas, Historia, II. 10.

[294-2] The island of Porto Rico, to which the Admiral “gave the name of St. John the Baptist, which we now call Sant Juan and which the Indians called Boriquen.” Las Casas, II. 10.

[295-1] See [note] to Journal, [September 29]. Frigate-bird is the accepted English name; a species of pelican.

[295-2] Porto Rico.

[295-3] On Friday, the 22d of November, the Admiral first caught sight of the island of Española. Las Casas, II. 10.

[295-4] Cape Engaño, in the island of Española. (Navarrete.)

[295-5] Preserved in the Bay of Samana.