——, Real, the royal plain.
Velasco, Francisco.
Velasquez, Diego, commands the soldiery at the massacre of Xaragua.
Veragua, coast of, discovery of; warlike spirit of the inhabitants; soil appears to be impregnated with gold; Golden Castile.
Voraguas, duke of, consents to have the remains of Columbus removed to
Cuba.
——, the heirship to Columbus decided in his favor.
Verde, Cape de, discovery of.
Vespucci, Amerigo, first notice of his expedition; employed by Columbus at court; an account of; a summary view of his claim to the title of a discoverer; the voyage whence his name was given to the American continent; Columbus's letter to his son relative to the merit and misfortunes of; Peter Martyr's character of: his letter to René, duke of Lorraine; observations relative to the points in controversy; author's conclusion, that the voyage asserted to have been made by Amerigo Vespucci never took place.
Vessel, stern-post of a, found in one of the houses at Guadaloupe.
Villains, natives of Hispaniola reduced to the condition of.