. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. ans cruelly. was not ruling the colony wisely, and the queen sent anofficer to take charge of it. He put Columbus in chainsand sent him back to Spain. But the king and queenwould not listen to tlie charges. They took off his chains, re-stored him to favor, and recalled the officer. On May 8, 1502, Columbus sailed from Cadiz on his fourth and last voyage. He discov- vivd more islands, sailed alongthe coast of Honduras (1502),and then returned to Cuba andJamaica. There, for morethan a year, he enjoyed thesoft, mild climate.
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. ans cruelly. was not ruling the colony wisely, and the queen sent anofficer to take charge of it. He put Columbus in chainsand sent him back to Spain. But the king and queenwould not listen to tlie charges. They took off his chains, re-stored him to favor, and recalled the officer. On May 8, 1502, Columbus sailed from Cadiz on his fourth and last voyage. He discov- vivd more islands, sailed alongthe coast of Honduras (1502),and then returned to Cuba andJamaica. There, for morethan a year, he enjoyed thesoft, mild climate. But Columbus was not agood governor. His colonies^vere not prosperous. Theytreated the Indians so cruellythat they refused to ])i-ingfood to the Spaniards. Thereis a story that once, when theSpaniards needed food, aneclipse was at hand. Colum-bus told the Indians tliatGod was anjT^rv with themand would hide his face from them. When the eclipse began,tlie Indians were filled with fear, and begged Columbus totell the Great Spirit they were sorry and would in the future. -f
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