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　　On the day last named Pinzon left the Admiral in the Pinta, and they didnot meet again for more than a month.
　　Columbus touched at various points on Cuba and the neighboringislands,cheap north face down jacket. He sought, without success, for pearls, and always pressed hisinquiries for gold. He was determined to find the island of Bohio, greatlyto the terror of the poor Indians, whom he had on board: they said that itsnatives had but one eye, in the middle of their foreheads, and that theywere well armed and ate their prisoners.
　　He landed in the bay of Moa, and then, keeping near the coast, sailedtowards the Capo del Pico, now called Cape Vacz. At Puerto Santo he wasdetained some days by bad weather. On the fourth of December hecontinued his eastward voyage, and on the next day saw far off the mountains of Hayti,Shipping Information, which was the Bohio he sought for.
Chapter 6
　　DISCOVERY OF HAYTI OR HISPANIOLA--THE SEARCHFOR GOLD--HOSPITALITY AND INTELLIGENCE OF THENATIVES--CHRISTMAS DAY--A SHIPWRECK--COLONY TO BEFOUNDED--COLUMBUS SAILS EAST AND MEETS MARTINPINZON--THE TWO VESSELS RETURN TO EUROPE --STORM-THE AZORES--PORTUGAL--HOME.
　　On the sixth of December they crossed from the eastern cape of Cubato the northwestern point of the island,cheap jeremy scott adidas wings, which we call Hayti or SanDomingo. He says he gave it this name because "the plains appeared tohim almost exactly like those of Castile, but yet more beautiful."He coasted eastward along the northern side of the island, hoping thatit might be the continent, and always inquiring for gold when he landed;but the Indians, as before, referred him to yet another land, still furthersouth, which they still called Bohio. It was not surrounded by water, theysaid. The word "caniba," which is the origin of our word "cannibal," andrefers to the fierce Caribs, came often into their talk. The sound of thesyllable can made Columbus more sure that he was now approaching thedominions of the Grand Khan of eastern Asia, of whom Marco Polo hadinformed Europe so fully.
　　On the twelfth of the month, after a landing in which a cross had beenerected, three sailors went inland, pursuing the Indians. They captured ayoung woman whom they brought to the fleet. She wore a large ring ofgold in her nose. She was able to understand the other Indians whom theyhad on board. Columbus dressed her,north face outlet, gave her some imitation pearls, ringsand other finery, and then put her on shore with three Indians and three ofhis own men.
　　The men returned the next day without going to the Indian village.
　　Columbus then sent out nine men, with an Indian, who found a town of athousand huts about four and a half leagues from the ship. They thoughtthe population was three thousand. The village in Cuba is spoken of ashaving twenty people to a house. Here the houses were smaller or thecount of the numbers extravagant. The people approached the explorers carefully, and with tokens of respect. Soon they gained confidence andbrought out food for them: fish, and bread made from roots, "which tastedexactly as if it were made of chestnuts."In the midst of this festival, the woman, who had been sent back fromthe ship so graciously, appeared borne on the shoulders of men who wereled by her husband.