Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-13
council of Salamanca respecting. the
| theory of the gHM4gatcN 3sstefn

| Is seen departing hOFetu4lY Tor Spanish
court from the convent Of Ia Rabida,
near PalOs, where he ad oeen staying
with the Prior, who was friend and
admiser OF his
Tho panel above that represents an
audience at the coart Of Ferdinand
and Isabells s....,4
The uppermost panel of the door
shows the departure of Columbus
from Paios on his first voyage Of dis
covery.
In the large semicileulhr transom
above the door is a pa el showing
| ,C0lumbus landing on the island OF
San Salvador and taking possession in
the name of his sovereign This is
the largest relief in the door, and
contains a great many figures, the
sailors and followers Of COLUMBUS,
with theethree SHIPS ia the distance,
and the natives shrinking, frightened,
| behind the trees and rocks, gazing
upon the strangers with mixed curt.
osity and alarm Is I 3D.. d..
| The top panel on the right hand
wing of the door shows Columbus
negotiating with party Of indians.
The panel beneath shows his tri-
umphsl entry into Barcelona after
returning TO Span,. Columbus en-
| tered Barcelona OF the head OF a pro
csssloB Of knights, squires and grand
ees, clad, as he was himself in the
| GORGEOUS fashiop,uf the age, and gilt
termg with gold, silver, aud precious
stones He way mounted upon
! magnificent charger. Behind him
| came OF the sailors Of the eX-
petition, who Carried Rpimal, yeeeta
! Die and mineral curiosities from the
newly discovered laad aud with them
| marched three on fbue Igdiansain all
the glory Of their war paint, who had
accompanied the expedition TO Spain.
/ The royal palace had BEEN thrown
open 10 receive him, and he was given
q seat upon the throne beside Ferdi~
maud aud Isabella, 20 whom ne Telat
ed his eXpeviences and exhibited what
| he brought back VI f1
IN the next panel below, Golunbus
| IS seen a prisoner ig chains after re
turning from his third voyage
/ 'The bottomnanghon the right Rand
/ door shows the deatb. bed of ,ColUm-
! bus. lie died q. Valladolid on May
90, 1905, att the age Of 10 years. his
last words being, '4uto Thy hands,
10 Lord, 1 ooaiuiend my spirit
Thirty years aft9D,4 hjsl peDans. we're
transferred"to the Cathedral OF San
! Domingo, ON the island OF that name.
Ia 1873, wheH tho SBaHiards lost'their
hold ON The island, thq irgmaius,were
! transferred so Havana
|, IN tue. broad brides which SIR,
IroupdS the panfls amo iiGsln'htches six
| teen IN number IA, Yhich LhQ follQw-
| ing Statuettes sire placed:
Alexander ", 'R9dhrigo EeRz5li
Bertha, o. native ,iofrsp ai6, popSijof
Rome, 14q2s1503
/ Pedro Gonzales dc Mendoza arch
! bishop of Toledo and grand cardinal
l.of Spain, man ef gftat1nAusnce at
| court and on elfly,pAtpata of .Colam-
| Bus. aa4
Ferdinand, King II sbain, royal
patron OF thgwpd4rakins- ef Golatd
bJs. '"ri sle.,.I ,.ii, autt,.
Isabella, his vile, queen Of Spain,
and royal patrqfes3 of C3I6mbhs
ChmleSVllll, Knho Franoel an
enlightened monarch and friend TO
| The cause CT discovery.
| Lady. BeattiA '"f az. BobadHla,
marchioness OF May apd frinnd oi
Columbus Thus y .s}id w I6qIt the
the wife Of ~ thea sculptor
- John IL, king ii PartRgaba tho
nopaEcb Mn0 relected The prQpos4i Of
| Colpmbus. d. 80
Henry WI, king ofiBugiaba. Thi5
monarch was appealed 20 by Barthol
| oinew Couthbus on behalf Of his
brother; meantime the discovery was
accomplished pn5er the auspices Of
Spain D"""" '+'7 POS
Juan Perez daaMarchena, prior Of
the convent Of ~ Rabida, and friend
to Columbus
Martin AlonzoiItlnzout commander
of the Plnts, the.sfcQu5 vessel ip. the
FIRST VOYAGE ACROSS the ocean.
Herhaiido Cdrt(z, early coinpahfou
of Columbus and conqneror OF Msxl-
| co. VA at.,,a~ y .rd ..,.
bartholomew Columbus, brother Of
Christopher, advocate 6f MS tbeotya at
the court of Henry VII Of England,
and The FIRST AdeleHtado Of Hespan
Ola. rfhis Is said to be the likeness Of
| Mr.. Rogers, the sculptor ~ #. 20
,AlonzO de 0jedq, companion Of Co
| lumbus in his first voyage OF discover
| les, and one Of THE most daring Of his
contemporaries. ~ ;p7 3g
Yascp Nunsz, de Balboa, who dis
covered the Pacific ocean from the Is
+ thmus of Darien. ''i- ts.'s go
Amerigo Vespucct, one,Qf tho early
discovefers Of the mainland OF Amer
Tea, author osihe first account Of the
new world. and from WHOM tie cons
/ tinent takes It's name. lysf 5i.
FRANCISCO Pizarro, conqueror Of
| Peru Z; -
Besides these figures the casing is
embellished WITH srugning border in
relief OF ancient armor, banners, and
heraldic designs enIblematic OF nayi-
cation and conquest tr :G
About half the rowers on Lake
George are young women, who hap~
die the oar ia graceful style and enjoy
/ fbrrnSe1vee while taking one of the