pedition in search of a northwest passage, 1517; removed to Spain and
made grand pilot of Castile, 1518; sailed in command of a Spanish
expedition, April 3, 1526; skirted coast of South America, discovered
the Uruguay and Parana, and reached Spain again in 1530; returned to
England, 1546; died at London, 1557.

VESPUCCI, AMERIGO. Born at Florence, Italy, March 9, 1451; removed to
Spain, 1495; claimed to have accompanied four expeditions as astronomer
in 1497, 1499, 1501 and 1503, during which some explorations were made
of the coasts of both North and South America; died at Seville, February
22, 1512.

PONCE DE LEON, JUAN. Born in Aragon about 1460; accompanied the second
voyage of Columbus, 1493; conquered Porto Rico and appointed governor,
1510; heard story from Indians of an island to the north named Bimini,
on which was a fountain giving eternal youth to all who drank of its
waters, and sailed in search of it, March, 1513; discovered the mainland
and landed on April 8, Pascua Florida, or Easter Sunday, taking
possession of the country for the King of Spain and calling it Florida,
in honor of the day; returned to Porto Rico, September, 1513; sailed
with a large number of colonists to settle Florida, March, 1521;
attacked by Indians and forced to retreat, he himself being wounded by
an Indian arrow and dying from the effects of the wound a short time
later.

MAGALHAES, FERNAO DE; generally known as Ferdinand Magellan. Born in
Portugal about 1480; sailed from Spain to find a western passage to the
Moluccas, September 20, 1519; reached the Brazilian coast, explored Rio
de la Plata, wintered on Patagonian coast, passed through Strait of
Magellan and reached the Pacific, November 28, 1520; crossed the Pacific
and discovered the Philippines, March 16, 1521; killed in a fight with
the natives, April 27, 1521.

DRAKE, SIR FRANCIS. Born in Devonshire, England, about 1540; fitted out
a freebooting expedition and attacked the Spanish settlements in the
West Indies, 1572, capturing Porto Bello, Cartagena, and other towns and
taking an immense treasure; sailed again from England, December, 1577,
circumnavigating the globe and reaching home again September, 1580,
where he was met by Queen Elizabeth and knighted on his ship; ravaged
the West Indies and Spanish Main, 1585, and the coast of Spain, 1587;
commanded a division of the fleet defeating the Spanish Armada, July,
1588; died off Porto Bello, 1596.

SOTO, HERNANDO DE. Bo