CONTENTS. XI CHAPTER XXIII. Of the discovery of Florida in 1512 by Juan Ponce de Leon. CHAPTER XXIV. Of several expeditions of Vasco Nunez in 1512; the conspiracy this year by the natives and the defeat of their plan; the ab sence of news from Valdivia who had been sent on a mission to Hispaniola; the stranding of Valdivia and his crew on the coast of Yucatan; the sending of commissioners from Darien to Spain; and the arrival at Darien of ships from Hispaniola with supplies. CHAPTER XXV. Of the journey by Vasco Nunez across the isthmus of Darien, and his discovery of the Pacific ocean on the 26th of Septem ber 1513. CHAPTER XXVI. Of the voyage of Vasco Nunez along the coast of the Pacific; the intimation received by him of the great empire of Peru; and his return to Darien on the 19th of January 1514. CHAPTER XXVII. Of the appointment of Don Pedro Arias Davila, commonly called Pedrarias, in 1514, as governor of Darien; the prosperous state of the colony under the management of Nunez when Pedrarias arrived; the conduct of Pedrarias to Nunez; the sickness of the colony soon after the arrival of Pedrarias; his unsuccess ful expeditions; and the despatches from Spain in favour of Nunez. CHAPTER XXVIII. Of several expeditions in 1515 under Pedrarias, one of which was to the Pacific; also of the discovery of the Rio de la Plata.