The History of the Discovery and Conquest of America (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of the Discovery and Conquest of America<br><br>As it was from Spain that I had to expect the most important information with regard to this part of my work I considered it as a very fortunate circumstance for me when Lord Grantham to whom I had the honour of being personally known and with whose liberality of sentiment and disposition to oblige I was well acquainted was appointed ambassador to the court of Madrid. Upon applying to him I met with such a reception as satisfied me that his endeavours would be employed in the most proper manner in order to obtain the gratification of my wishes; and I am perfectly sensible that what progress I have made in my inquiries among the Spaniards ought to be ascribed chie?y to their knowing how much his lord ship interested himself in my success.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.