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Title: The Life of Columbus

Author: Arthur Helps

Release Date: March 12, 2005 [EBook #15336]

Language: English

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Transcribers Notes:

Several non-English proper names have been rendered in ASCI, omitting the
proper accents.

Page headers have been moved to the beginning of the appropriate paragraph
and several very long paragraphs have been split to correspond to the page
headers. See the DOC or PDF versions for the original pagination and map
images.

The following glossary provides references and definitions of unfamiliar
(to me) terms and names.

Adelantado
Governor or commander. Refers to Don Bartholomew Columbus (brother of
Christopher) in this volume.

Angelic Doctor:
Thomas Aquinas

Arroba
In Spanish-speaking countries, a weight of about 25 pounds.
In Portuguese-speaking countries, about 32 pounds.

Aught
Anything whatever.

Bartholomew Columbus
Brother of Christopher Columbus.

Cacique
Title for an Indian chief in the Spanish West Indies.

Ca da Mosto or Cadamosto
Alvise Ca' da Mosto, (1432-1488) Venetian explorer and trader who wrote
early accounts of western African exploration.

Caonabo
Cacique (chief) who destroyed Columbus's first garrison at La Navidad.

Cave of Adullam
About 13 miles west of Bethlehem where David gathered "every one that
was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was
discontented" (1 Sam. 22:2).

Cipango
Japan.

Compeer
Person of equal status; a peer.

Contumely
Contempt arising from arrogance; insolence.

Cosmography
Study of the universe, including geography and astronomy.

Diego Columbus
Son of Columbus and Donna Felipa

Don Diego Columbus
Brother of Columbus

Donna Felipa Munnis Perestrelo
Wife of Christopher Columbus. Daughter of the first governor of Porto
Santo. Only issue was Diego.

Dragon's blood
Thick red liquid from a palm (Daemonorops draco) in tropical Asia;
formerly used in varnishes and lacquers.