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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, chapter 6 (search)
translation, made by Hakluyt in 1609, of a narrative by one of the companions of De Soto, first published in 1557. I.—how de Soto set sail. Captain Soto was the son of a squire of Xerez of Badajos. He went into the Spanish Indies when Peter Arias of Avila was governor of the West Indies. And there he was without any thing else of his own, save his sword and target. And, for his good qualities and valor, Peter Arias made him captain of a troop of horsemen; and, by his commandment, he Peter Arias made him captain of a troop of horsemen; and, by his commandment, he went with Fernando Pizarro to the conquest of Peru, where (as many persons of credit reported, which were there present) . . . he passed all other captains and principal persons. For which cause, besides his part of the treasure of Atabalipa, he had a good share; whereby in time he gathered an hundred and fourscore ducats De Soto. together, with that which fell to his part, which he brought into Spain. . . . The emperor made him the governor of the Isle of Cuba, and adelantadoor president o
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, Index. (search)
Index. A. Agouhanna, 115. Air of New England, The, 350, 351. Alaniz, De, 90. Amadas, Captain, Philip, 177, 179, 199. Ameyro, 44. Amonate, 252. Anderson's Norsemen in America, 9. Anne, Queen (of England), 258, 259, 260, 262. Appamatuck, Queen of, 245. Aquixo, 132. Argall, Captain, Samuel, 262. Arias, Peter, 121. Asher, G. M., 54, 280. Audusta, King, 150, 153. B. Bancroft's History of the United States, 60. Barentsen, Pieter, 307. Barlowe, Arthur, 177. Barre, Nicolas, 152. Bartholomew, 164. Bassaba, 223. Bay of Chaleur visited, 99. Beaufort River, Ruins on, 148. Beauhaire, Monsieur, De, 161. Beñalosa, Captain, 77, 81. Bennet, 298, 300, 301. Biarni, 3, 4, 5, 6. Billington, Francis, 332. Birds, American, 352. Bouwensz, Tymen, 307. Bradford, Governor, William, 314, 318. Brereton, John, 202, 203, 213. Brodhead, J. R., 280. Bute, Michael, 300, 301, 302. C. Cabot and Verrazzano, 53-70. John, 55. J. Elli