The Life of Columbus
Unlocking the Legacy of Exploration: A Tale of Discovery and CourageBy Arthur Sir Helps
Length5h 49m
About this audiobook
Arthur Sir Helps' "The Life of Columbus" presents a meticulously crafted biography that delves into the life and achievements of Christopher Columbus. Helps employs a rich narrative style, intertwining historical facts with vivid character portrayals and philosophical reflections. Set within the broader context of the Age of Exploration, the text navigates the complexities of Columbus' expeditions, his motivations, and the subsequent impact on both the New World and Europe, illuminating the turbulent narrative of discovery and colonialism. Helps, an English writer and biographer, was deeply influenced by the Romantic movement and the burgeoning interest in historical figures during the 19th century. His nuanced understanding of character and legacy likely stemmed from his own background in literature and public service, allowing him to approach Columbus' controversial life with both admiration and critical insight. Helps seeks to humanize Columbus, exploring the intermixture of ambition, conviction, and the moral ambiguities surrounding his voyages. Readers intrigued by the confluence of literature and history will find "The Life of Columbus" essential. Helps invites us to reflect on the complexities of exploration and legacy, making this biography a thought-provoking addition to both scholarly and casual reading lists.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 49 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 12, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
101COLONIAL DEPARTMENT.
2PREFACE.
102HOME OF THE GOLD.
3CONTENTS.
103THE ADMIRAL'S INSTRUCTIONS.
4LEGENDS OF THE SEA.
104ISLAND OF GUADALOUPE.
5INCITEMENTS TO DISCOVERY.
105DESTRUCTION OF LA NAVIDAD.
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6EARLY ADVENTURERS.
106LICENTIOUSNESS OF SETTLERS.
7MEDIAEVAL MAP OF THE WORLD; THE ROMAN DOMINION.
107COLONY FOUNDED AT ISABELLA.
8PRINCE HENRY OF PORTUGAL; HIS MOTIVES FOR DISCOVERY.
108COLUMBUS DESPATCH TO THE COURT OF SPAIN.
9IMPORTANT EXPEDITION
109CASTILIAN INTERPRETERS.
10DISCOVERY OF PORTO SANTO.
110SLAVERY PROPOSED.
11MADEIRA DISCOVERED.
111THE PROPOSAL REJECTED.
12AFRICAN COAST EXPLORED.
112FORT ST. THOMAS FOUNDED.
13BARRIER OF ROCKS.
113DESIRE FOR DISCOVERY.
14POPULAR OBJECTIONS.
114A COUNCIL APPOINTED.
15MISGIVINGS OF PRINCE HENRY; GIL EANNES.
115ILLNESS OF COLUMBUS.
16GIL EANNES' SUCCESSFUL VOYAGE.
116DISORGANIZATION OF THE COLONY.
17ANTONIO GONCALVEZ AND HIS CAPTURE OF MOORS
117OPPRESSION OF INDIANS.
18COMMENCEMENT OF THE SLAVE TRADE.
118TRANSMISSION OF SLAVES,
19AIM OF THE ADVENTURERS.
119SLAUGHRTER OF NATIVES.
20CA DA MOSTO.
120CUNNING CAPTURE OF INDIAN CHIEF.
21TRADE WITH THE ARABS.
121GOLD TRIBUTE IMPOSED.
22THE SENEGAL RIVER.
122REMARKABLE INDIAN SCHEME.
23KING BUDOMEL.
123VIEWS OF COLUMBUS ON SLAVERY.
24THE RIVER GAMBRA
124DISTRESS OF NATIVES.
25FURTHER DISCOVERIES.
125SPANISH COMMISSIONER.
26DEATH OF PRINCE HENRY.
126PLOTS TO UNDERMINE AND RUIN THE ADMIRAL
27HIS CHARACTER.
127WRETCHED VOYAGE HOME
28PRINCE HENRY'S CHARACTER.
128RECEPTION AT COURT.
29PRESTER JOHN
129CRIMINALS SENT TO THE INDIES.
30BARTHOLOMEW COLUMBUS.
130"REPARTIMIENTOS."
31PASSAGE IN THE "LUSIADAS"
131XARAGUA PENETRATED; TRIBUTE IMPOSED UPON THE INDIANS.
32COVILHAM AND PAIVA.
132DISCONTENT OF THE SPANISIH COLONISTS.
33BEMOIN, PRINCE OF JALOF.
133INSURRECTION OF ROLDAN.
34BEMOIN'S RECEPTION AT LISBON,
134FLIGHT OF GUARIONEX.
35BEMOIN'S FATE
135MAIOBANEX AND HIS GUEST.
36PRINCE HENRY'S PERSEVERANCE.
136THEIR CAPTURE.
37SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE
137COLUMBUS'S THIRD VOYAGE.
38BIRTH OF COLUMBUS
138CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
39EARLY VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS.
139COLUMBUS SAILS WESTWARD.
40CHARACTERISTICS OF COLUMBUS
140TRINIDAD SEEN.
41COLUMBUS'S DESIRE FOR DISCOVERY.
141THE PEARL COAST.
42COLUMBUS'S THEORY.
142FIRST VIEW OF AMERICAN CONTINENT
43CARDINAL ALIACO'S "COSMOGRAPHIA."
143COLUMBUS MISTAKES THE CONTINENT FOR ISLANDS.
44EVIDENCES OF A WESTERN WORLD.
144THE ADMIRAL'S REASONING ABOUT THE CONTINENT.
45COLUMBUS AT PORTO SANTO.
145PECULIAR THEORY OF THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH.
46THE BISHOP OF CEUTA; RETURN OF THE CARAVEL.
146GRACEFUL REARING OF NATIVES; BEAUTY OF THE LAND.
47LETTER TO QUEEN ISABELLA.
147THE EARTHLY PARADISE.
48COLUMBUS AT COURT; JUNTA OF COSMOGRAPHERS; DECISION OF THE JUNTA.
148ILLNESS OF COLUMBUS.
49TEDIOUNESS OF COLUMBUS'S SUIT
149SLAVES AND LOGWOOD; PLAN OF SLAVE BARTER.
50ENCOURAGEMENT OF FRIENDS; GARCIA HERNANDEZ.
150CONTENTION WITH ROLDAN.
51PEREZ WRITES TO THE QUEEN.
151THE QUEEN'S ANGER; PARTIAL RELEASE OF SLAVES.
52COLUMBUS'S CONDITIONS.
152THE ADMIRAL'S ENEMIES WORKING AT COURT.
53SANTANGLE'S ADDRESS.
153SERIOUS DISSATISFACTION.
54SUCCESS OF THE ADDRESS.
154COLUMBUS SUPERSEDED.
55THE AGREEMENT SETTLED.
155HARSH TREATMENT OF COLUMBUS AND HIS BROTHERS
56FATE OF PROJECTORS' PLANS.
156COLUMBUS SENT HOME BY BOBADILLA IN CHAINS.
57FERDINAND'S COLDNESS.
157REACTION AT COURT.
58COLUMBUS'S AGREEMENT WITH THE COURT OF SPAIN.
158COLUMBUS PLEADS HIS CAUSE BEFORE THE QUEEN.
59COLUMBUS GOES TO PALOS.
159THE QUEEN'S DECISION; BOBADILLA'S TYRANNY
60ORDER TO PRESS MEN.
160OVANDO AS GOVERNOR
61CHARACTER OF VESSELS AND CREWS.
161HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
62CANARY ISLANDS REACHED.
162ADVICE TO OVANDO ON THE DUTIES OF A GOVERNOR.
63RUMORS OF LAND SEEN.
163HE ARRIVES AT ST. DOMINGO.
64PLAINS OF SEAWEED.
164OVANDO'S ADMINISTRATION
65SIGNS OF LAND.
165AN INDIAN RECEPTION.
66CONSPIRACY AMONG THE MEN.
166OVANDO VISITS XARAGUA.
67HIS DETERMINATION TO PROCEED.
167HIS RECEPTION BY ANACAONA.
68SIGNS OF LAND AGAIN.
168PRETENDED TOURNAMENT; MASSACRE OF INDIAN CHIEFS.
69LIGHT ON SHORE.
169FERDINAND'S LETTER TO COLUMBUS
70THE PROMISED PENSION.
170NEW ENTERPRISE.
71RELIGIOUS MOTIVIES.
171COLUMBUS REFUSED SHELTER; DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
72GOOD FAITH OF COLUMBUS.
172JAMIAICA PASSED.
73CHARACTER OF THE QUEEN.
173INSUBORDINATION OF CREWS.
74THEIR GRATITUDE.
174AN INDIAN PILOT.
75GENERAL RECONCILATION.
175CAPE GUACIAS A DIOS.
76THEY TAKE LEGAL POSSESSION.
176EASTERLY COURSE ABANDONED; THE BETHLEHEM RIVER.
77CHARACTER OF THE INDIANS.
177A SETTLEMENT FORMED.
78THEIR HOUSES AND IMPLEMENTS.
178ATTACK BY INDIANS.
79DISCOVERY OF TOBACCO; ITS PECULIAR EFFECTS.
179SETTLEMENT ABANDONED.
80GOLD ORNAMENT'S OBSERVED.
180SUPPLY OF PROVISIONS.
81FURTHER EXPLORATIONS.
181A MESSENGER SENT TO OVANDO; REMARKABLE DESPATCH TO THE SOVEREIGNS.
82INSUBORDINATION OF MARINERS.
182RELIGIOUS ENTHUSIASM.
83WRECK OF ADMIRAL'S VESSEL.
183CAPTURE OF MENDEZ; ESCAPE AND SAFE ARRIVAL.
84KINDNESS OF INDIAN CHIEF.
184SUSPENSE OF THE ADMIRAL; MUTINY OF PORRAS.
85A COLONY FOUNDED.
185BAD CONDUCT OF MUTINEERS.
86THE ADMIRAL RETURNS.
186ECLIPSE PREDICTED BY COLUMBUS.
87PINZON'S EXPLANATION.
187RESULT OF PREDICTION.
88AFFRAY WITH ABORIGINES.
188DESPATCH FROM OVANDO.
89SEARCH FOR AMAZONIANS.
189OVERTURES TO MUTINEERS.
90STORM ENCOUNTERED.
190RESORT TO ARMS.
91THE PROMISED PILGRAMAGE
191THE MUTINEERS CONQUERED.
92NARRATIVE INCLOSED IN CASK.
192PORRAS A PRISONER.
93THE PILGRIMS CAPTURED.
193CONFLICTING JURISDICTION.
94ARRIVAL IN THE TAGUS.
194FALLING FORTUNES.
95RECEPTION AT PALOS.
195DEATH OF THE QUEEN.
96BAD FAITH OF PINZON.
196OPPRESSION OF THE INDIANS.
97SOLEMN RECEPTION.
197PETITIONS OF COLUMBUS; INJUSTICE OF THE KING.
98MARKS OF APPROBATION.
198DEATH OF COLUMBUS
99GRANT BY THE POPE.
199THE END.
100SECOND VOYAGE PLANNED.
200CHISWICK PRESS:—CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO. TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.
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