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Alexander vi., Pope.
Rodrigo Lenzuolo, a native of Valencia, Spain, was elected Pope, and assumed the name of Alexander vi.
He was born in 1431; made Pope Aug. 11, 1492; and died Aug. 8. 1503.
His mother was a Borgia, and Caesar and Lucretia Borgia were two of his five illegitimate children by his mistress, Rosa Vanozza.
His death, some historians say, was caused by his accidentally taking a poisoned draught intended for a large party of cardinals whom he had invited to a banquet.
On the return of Columbus from his first voyage of discovery, the Portuguese, who had previously explored the Azores and other Atlantic islands, instantly claimed a title to the newly discovered lands, to the exclusion of the Spaniards.
Simultaneous with the order given to Columbus at Barcelona to return to Hispaniola, an ambassador was sent to Rome to obtain the Pope's sanction of their claims to the regions discovered, and to make a conquest of the West Indies.
Alexander assented without much
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gould , Benjamin Apthorp 1824 -1896 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Treaties. (search)