134 MARYLAND.

1493—March. Columbus returns to Spain.

1493— Sept, 25th. Columbus sails on his se-
cond voyage, having 17 ships and 1,500
people with him. Makes further discove-
ries in the West Indies.

1498.—May 13th. Columbus sails from Spain
on his third voyage of discovery. During
this voyage he discovers the Continent of
America.

1500—Nov. 5th. He is returned to Spain,
loaded with irons. His royal patrons vio-
late their previous engagements, and deprive
the great navigator of the reward of his
toil and intrepidity.

1493—Induced by the success of Columbus,
in the enterpiize which he had spent many
years in endeavoring to persuade the Princes
of Europe to enable him to accomplish,
HenryVII, King of England, fitted out two
vessels, which were placed under the com-
mand of John Cabot ard his son Sebastian
enterprizing navigators, natives of the re-
public of Venice, who sailing westward,
discovered New Foundland, and parts of
the American continent. According to the
usages of civilized society, discovery gives
title to a country. Upon this discovery of
Cabot, the English founded their claims
to that part of North America, lying be-
tween lat. 56 and 38 degrees of N. latitude
from the coast of Labrador to that cf
Virginia.