DISCOVERY



OF



him to remain in that kingdom. Columbus listened with
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a favourable ear to the advice of his friends, and having
gained the esteem of a Portuguese lady, whom he married,
he fixed his residence in Lisbon. As his father-in-law, Bar*



tholomew Perestrello, was one of the
employed by prince Henry, when
Santo and Madeira were discovered



captains who were
the islands of Porto
and planted, Colum-



bus got possession of the journals and charts of Pi
who was an experienced navigator. The mnon
templated the maps and read the descriptions of
countries which Perestrello had discovered, the
patient he became to visit them. In order, the
indulge his favorite passion, he made a voyage to
and continued during several years to trade 4
island, with the Canaries, the Azores, the settle
Guinea, and all the other places which the Pi



erestrello,
e he con-
the new
more im-
refore, to
Makira,
with that
wments in
)rtuguese



had discovered on the continent of Africa.
  During such a variety of voyages to almost every part
-of the globe with which, at that time, any intercourse was
tarried on by sea, Columbus was now become one of the
most skilful navigators in Europe. But not satisfied with
that praise, his ambition aimed at something more. The
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successmll pro
kened a sDirit



,o me rortuguese navigators nan awaa-
riositv and emulation. which set every



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man of science upon examining all the circuimntances that
led to the discoveries which they had made, or that afforded
a prospect of succeeding in any new and bolder undertaking.
The mind of Columbus, naturally inquisitive, capable of
deep reflection, and turned to speculations of this kind, was



so often employed
the Portuguese had f
the mode in which
gradually began to



in rev
bunde
they
form



rolving the principles on wi
d their schemes of discovery,
had carried them on, that
an idea of improvingt on ti



plan, and of accomplishing discoveries which hith
they had attempted in vain.
  To find out a passage by sea to the East Indies,
the grand object in view at that period. From the t
that the Portuguese doubled Cape de Verd, this was



it



Lich
and
he
heir
,rto



was
inme
the



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