. The storied West Indies . of the altar. This contained only fragments of aleaden case, but with an inscription sufficiently legibleto show that the ashes formerly there were those ofDon Luis Colon, son of Don Diego, grandson ofChristopher Columbus, and the first Duke of Ye-ragua. The archbishop of the diocese, a learned andvenerable man, then recalled the tradition (strangelyfor the first time) that the entire presbytery had beengranted to the Columbus family as a place of sepul-ture, and so was moved to institute a search for theothers. And others were found! First, the veritablevault from
. The storied West Indies . of the altar. This contained only fragments of aleaden case, but with an inscription sufficiently legibleto show that the ashes formerly there were those ofDon Luis Colon, son of Don Diego, grandson ofChristopher Columbus, and the first Duke of Ye-ragua. The archbishop of the diocese, a learned andvenerable man, then recalled the tradition (strangelyfor the first time) that the entire presbytery had beengranted to the Columbus family as a place of sepul-ture, and so was moved to institute a search for theothers. And others were found! First, the veritablevault from which the Havana remains were taken;then, separated from it by a slab of stone less than a MORE ABOUT SANTO DOMINGO 131 foot in width, yet another, close to the cathedral this latter was taken a leaden casket in goodpreservation, on the cover or lid of which was an in-scription showing that it was, in truth, dedicated tothe First Admiral and Discoverer of inscription was on the outside; inside the lid.
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