Guide to Latin American History

us' First Voyage. i. Trials of the voyage: "Land!" ii. The first attempt at colonization. iii. The triumphal return of the Pathfinder. iv. European ideas and activities revolutionized. (b) Supplementary Discoveries. i. Later explorations of Columbus, ii. Magellan's epoch-making voyage. iii. Cabral and the Portuguese claim to Brazil. (c) The Naming of the Western World. i. Supposed voyages of Americus Vespuccius. ii. Spread and influence of his writings. (2) Defining of the New World, (a) Partition of Colonial Realms. i. The first papal Line of Demarcation, 1493. ii. The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494. (6) Supplementary Discoveries and Exploration. i. The Spaniards in North America. ii. Discovery of the South Sea. iii. The charting of coast lines. Brief References: Abbott, Expansion of Europe, vol i, pp. 96-108, 148-151, 200-221. Bolton and Marshall, Colonization of North America, pp. 8-12, 23-29. Bryce, South America:Observations and Impressions, pp. 1-2,284-286,366. Jones, Caribbean Interests, pp. 4-19. Keller, Colonization, pp. 174-176. Koebel, South America, pp. 14-25. Porter, The Ten Republics, pp. 1-4. Shepherd, Latin America, pp. 9-10. Sweet, History of Latin America, pp. 3S45- Detailed Accounts: Bourne, Spain in America, pp. 20-132. Bullard, Panama, pp. 132-149. Cambridge Modern History, vol. i, pp. 22-36. Further Reading: Bancroft, Central America, vol. i. Fiske, Discovery of America, vo...