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436 the sovereigns of Spain all the lands they had or should discover, an hundred leagues to the westward of Azores, a larger and well-furnished fleet was assigned him. He went; but though he prosecuted his discoveries with the greatest success, a new governor of Hispaniola, a place he had conquered and colonized, was appointed, and he was sent home in chains. His patroness, queen Isabella, was no more, and he died a martyr to the ingratitude of Ferdinand in an obscure retreat at Valadolid. Russel's Modern Europe.

is believed she instituted the Jeux Floraux there, where prizes were bestowed on the successful poetical Competitors. She at least left to it a considerable bequest. F. C.

works are still said to be highly esteemed in Japan. F. C.

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