Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Cape Verde Islands” in entry columbus-christopher of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...ccess he applied to King John of Portugal, who favored his suit, but priests and professors interposed controlling objections.
The King, however, sent a caravel ostensibly with provisions for the Cape Verde Islands , but with secret instructions to the commander to pursue a course westward indicated by Columbus.
The fears of the mariners caused them to
turn back from the threatenings of the turbulent Atlan...
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