AMERICA.



accrue from his undertaking, xere, immnense. The
so convinced her that his offer to risk his own lif1
fortune in the execution of his scheme, gave the
satisfying evidence both of his integrity and ho
success.
  These forcible argumients, urged by persons of
authority, and at a juncture so well chosen, prod
the desired effect. They dispelled all Isabella's
And doubts. She ordered Columbus to be inst
recalled, atd deelared her resolution to employ hii
his own terms. The state of her finances were al
time so low, that she offered to pledge her own je
in order to raise as much money as might be req
to accomplish his design. Sant Angel, however
she might have recourse to such a mortifying expei
ena'a,ged to advance immediately the sum that w
quisite.  Columbus, upon hearing this unexF
revolution in his favor, returned to Santa Fe, for he
now several leagues on his journey to England.
negotiation now went forward with facility and
patch, and a treaty of capitulation with Columbucs
signed on the seventeenth of April, 1492.
  The chief articles of it were,-l, Ferdinand ani
bella, as sovereigns of the ocean, constituted Colu
their high admiral in all the seas, islands, and 4
nents which mirht be discovered by his industry
stipulated, that he and his heirs for ever should
this office, with the sanme powers and prerog
which belonged to the high admiral of Castile, wv



!y alI
e and
most
pe of



such
luced
fears
antly
m on
t that
wels,
uired
r, lest
Kient,
'as re-
iected
3 was



The
des-



; was
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I Isa-
rmbus
conti-
; and
enjoy
atives
ithin,



the limits of his jurisdictio
lumbus their viceroy in all
which lie shouild discover; h
tration of affairs, it should h
tablish a se-Iparate governor
they authorised Columbus
whom they would choose (
dianity ofviceroy, with all i
to be hereditary in the fami



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,he islan
it if, for



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to



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ts i



'hey appointed Co-
Ads and continents
the better adminis-



after be necessary to es.
any of those countries,
name three persoNs, of
, for that office; and the
mmmunities, was likewise



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Columbus.



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