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This Giovanni, who married Caterina Sforza of Milan, had also a son named Giovanni, born in 1498, and it was he who was the rightful heir when Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, died in 1519.
When the generals ship was ready, and the fleet had taken in a supply of water, they departed from the island of Ansandina, or Anchediva, on the 5th of October 1498, steering directly out to sea on their course for Melinda. After sailing about 200 leagues from that island, the Moor whom they had taken prisoner, seeing no prospect of escape, now made a full and true confession.
There can be little doubt that between 1498 and 1505 these Bristol ships, directed by Italian, English, and Portuguese pilots, first revealed to the civilized world of western Europe the coasts of Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, and Delaware.
The marriage, let us say in passing, was celebrated at the Vatican on June 20, 1498, Lucrezia receiving a dowry of 40,000 ducats. But the astute Alexander saw to it that his family should acquire more than it gave, and contrived that Alfonso should receive the Neapolitan cities of Biselli and Quadrata, being raised to the title of Prince of Biselli.
The contractor for provisions was Jonato Berardi, a Florentine merchant settled at Seville; and, owing to his death, the contracting work fell upon his assistant Amerigo Vespucci, who was very actively employed on this service from April, 1497, to May, 1498.
He says in the same letter that Gasparo of Procida, Count of Almenara, had subsequently married and had children, but not until 1498 did Lucretia petition to have her betrothal to him formally declared null and void.
Columbus, after many delays, fits out another squadron, and sails on his third voyage, 30th May, 1498 Touches at Gomara Retakes a prize to a French privateer Off the Cape de Verdes Sends three of his ships to Hispaniola, and steers south-west with the remainder Long becalmed Steers west and sights Trinidad Sees mainland of South America Natives come off Alarmed by music A bore threatens to destroy the ships Enters the Serpent's Mouth Sails up the Gulf of Paria Mistakes the promontory for an island Anchors at the mouth of the river Natives come off Pearls seen among them Large quantities procured Passes through the Dragon's Mouth Natives seen fishing for pearls Three pounds weight obtained His eyesight failing, steers for Hispaniola Makes the land fifty leagues more to the west than he had expected Reaches Isabella Disastrous state of the settlement Bobadilla sent out to supersede Columbus Summoned to Isabella Columbus and his brothers sent in chains to Spain Arrival Reaction in his favour Honourably received at Court Ovando sent out to supersede Bobadilla The belief of Columbus that a passage into the Indian Ocean was to be found Obtains authority to fit out another fleet.
We have gone back to the old Bâle of four hundred and twenty years ago, because there, and not long after that time, about 1498, according to general belief, Hans Holbein was born; because these were the surroundings under the influence of which he grew to manhood; and because there, about sixty years before his birth, a Dance of Death was painted, the most ancient and important of which we have any remaining memorial.
Inghirami delivered an oration at the mass which the Spanish ambassador had said for the Infante Don Juan, January 16, 1498, in S. Jacopo in Navona, which was greatly admired. He also made a reputation as an actor in Cardinal Rafael Riario's theater. The drama was then putting forth its first fruits, not only at the courts of the Este and Gonzaga families, but also in Rome.
The Spanish sovereigns, Ferdinand and Isabella, dismissed the charges against Columbus, and on May 30, 1498, he sailed from San Lucar on his third voyage to the New World. The great navigator was no longer the powerful, enduring man of six years before. Exposure, months of sleepless watching, anxiety, and tropical fevers had at length done their work.
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