The Conquerors Of The New World And Their Bondsmen

1848. Two Volumes in One. Being a Narrative of the principal events which led to Negro slavery in the West Indies and America. Contents Volume I: Discovery of the Canary Islands; Ca da Mosto's Voyage; Discovery of America; Administration of Columbus in the Indies; Ovando's Government, and the Events connected with it; Don Diego Columbus-The Dominicans-The Laws of Burgos. Volume II: Nature and Customs of the Indians; Vasco Nunez discovers the South Sea; The Expedition under Pedrarias; The Fate of Vasco Nunez; The Occupation of Cuba; The Conversion of Las Casas-His Voyage to Spain-The Death of King Ferdinand; The Administration of Indian Affairs by Cardinal Ximenes; and Administration of the Flemish Courtiers-the Plan of Las Casas for Founding a Colony.