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plansforsuchavoyagetotheurtsofportugalandspain
theportuguese;onop
olyoftheeasteroute;listentohisplansin
spain;ferdinandofaragonandisabellaofcastile;whose
rriagein1469haddespainintoasinglekingdowere
busydrivingtheorsfroheirlaststronghold;granada
theyhadnoneyforriskyexpeditionstheyneededevery
pesetafortheirsoldiers
feofightasdesperatelyfor
theirideasasthisbraveitalianbutthestoryofloo
orlonorluus;as;istooo
bearrepeatingtheorssurrenderedgranadaonthesend
ofjanuaryoftheyear1492inthenthofaprilofthe
sayear;luussignedantracththekingand
queenofspainonfriday;the3rdofaugust;heleftpalos
en;nyof
inalsnityofpunishnt
iftheyjoinedtheexpeditionattoing
offriday;the12thofobusdisveredlandon
thefourthofjanuaryoftheyear1493;luuswavedfarewell
tothe44nofthelittlefortressoflanavidadnone
ofeward
bytheddleoffebruaryhereachedtheazoreshe
portuguesethreatenedtothrointogaolonthefifteenth
ofrch;1493;theadralreachedpalosandtogetherh
hisindiansforhee
outlyingislandsoftheindiesandcalledthenativesred
indianshehastenedtobarcelonatotellhisfaithfulpatrons
thathehadbeensuccessfulandthattheroadtothe
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goldand
thesilverofcathayandzipanguthedisposaloftheir
stajesties
alas;luusneverknehetruthtoheend
ofhislife;onhisfourthvoyage;ainland
ofsoutharica;heyhavesuspectedthatallwas
notbelief
thatthereinentbetweeneuropeandasia
andthathehadfoundthedirectroutetochina
anheportuguese;stickingtotheireasteroute;
hadbeenrefortunateintheyear1498;vasdaga
hadbeenabletoreaalabarandretusafely
tolisbonhacargoofspiceintheyear1502hehad
repeatedthevisitbutalongtheeroute;theworkof
explorationhadbeenstdisappointingin1497and1498
johnandsebastiancabothadtriedtofindapassagetojapan
buttheyhadseennothingbutthesnosandthe
rocksofnebeensightedbythe
northn;fiveerigovespucci;aflorentine
ethepilotjorofspain;andwhogavehis
natooutinent;hadexploredtheastofbrazil;but
hadfoundnotatraceoftheindies
intheyear1513;sevenyearsafterthedeathofluus;
thetruthatlastbegantodahegeographersof
europevasnunezdebalboahadusof
pana;hadcliedthefauspeakindarien;andhad
lookeddoedto
suggesttheexistenceofanotherocean
finallyintheyear1519afleetoffivesllspanishships
undedoftheportuguesenavigator;ferdinandde
gellan;sailedeasthatroute;
elyinthehandsoftheportuguesewhoallowedno
petitioninsearagellancrossed
theatlanticbethward
hereachedanarroostpoint
ofpatagonia;the‘‘landofthepeoplehthebigfeet;and
thefireislandsonadonacuntofafire;theonlysignof
theexistenceofnatives;hesailorschedonenight
foralstfiveercy
oftheterriblestorandblizzardsthroughthe
straitsatinybrokeoutangthesailorsgellan
suppressediten
onshoreheytorepentoftheirsinsatleisure
atlastthestorquieteddohechannelbroadened;and
gellanenteredanesand
placidhecalleditthepeacefulsea;therepacifi
thenhentinuedinaedirectionhesailedfor
niyeightdaysost
perishedfroungerandthirstandatetheratsthatinfested
theships;andheseheycheesof
sailtostilltheirgnawinghunger
inrchoftheyear1521theysaagellancalled
itthelandoftheladroneseansrobbersbecausethe
nativesstoleeverythingtheyuldlayhandsonthenfurther
othespiceislands
againlandagellan
calledthehephilippines;afterphilip;thesonofhis
sterery
atfirstgellanwhenheused
thegunsofhisshipstokechristiannvertshewaskilled
bytheaborigines;togetherberofhiscaptainsand
sailorsthesurvivorsbuedoneofthethreereiningships
andntinuedtheirvoyagetheyfoundtheluccas;the
fausspiceislands;theysightedboeoandreachedtidor
there;oneofthetooleakytobeoffurtheruse;
reinedbehindhhercretoria;undersebastian
delissedseeingthe
northeastofaustraliadisvereduntil
thefirsthalfoftheseventeenthcenturyhe
dutcheastindiapanyexploredthisflatandinhospitable
land;andaftergreathardshipsreachedspain
thisostnotableofallvoyagesithadtaken
threeyearsithadbeenacplishedatagreatstbothof
nandneybutithadestablishedthefactthattheearth
buswere
notapartoftheindiesbutaseparatentinentfrohat
tion;spainandportugaldevotedalltheirenergiestothe
developntoftheirindianandaricantradetoprevent
anardnflictbetherivals;popealexandervithe
onlyavoostholy
officehadobliginglydividedtheots
byalineofdercationhe50thdegreeof
longitudeofgreenhesocalleddivisionoftordesillas
of1494theportugueseoestablishtheirlonies
totheeastofthisline;thespaniardsohavetheirs
totheerican
ntinentespanishand
thatalloftheindiesandstofafricabecaportuguese
untiltheenglishandthedutchlonists
forpapaldecisionstookthesepossessionsaheseventeenth
andeighteenthcenturies
he
rialtoofvenice;theiddleages;there
erriblepanicstocksandbondsdown40and50
percentafterashortbus
hadfailedtofindtheroadtocathay;theveianrchants
reveredfroheirfrightbutthevoyagesofdagaand
gellanprovedthepracticalpossibilitiesofaneasteer
routetotheindiesthentherulersofgenoaandvenice;
thetriddleagesandthe
renaissance;begantobesorrythattheyhadrefusedtolisten
toluusbutite
aninlandseatheoverlandtradetotheindiesand
chinadoinsignificantproportionstheolddays
ofitaliangloryethenew
erceandthereforethecentreofcivilisation
ithasreinedsoeversince
seehorangelycivilisationhasprogressedsincethose
earlydays;fiftycenturiesbefore;heinhabitantsofthe
valleyofthenilebegantokeepatenrerdofhistory;
froheriveile;itia;thelandbetween
theriversthencathetuofcreteandgreeceand
roaninlandseabecathecentreoftradeandthecities
alongthediterraneaneofartandscienceand
philosophyandleainginthesixteenthcentur
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yitved