. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . ned accused him of be-ing a foreboder of evil and a false prophet, andso the fleet set sail and perished almost in itsentirety within view of the people of the island—a victim of the Antillean hurricane that theAdmirals extraordinary genius had enabledhim to foresee. In the catastrophe, Bobadilla,Roldan and many other enemies of Columbusmet their deaths; before the terrified gaze of theonlookers, the waves swallowed up 100,000pesos—an enormous sum for those times, anda fabulous nugget of pure gold valued at 3,600castellanos. Columbus then
. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . ned accused him of be-ing a foreboder of evil and a false prophet, andso the fleet set sail and perished almost in itsentirety within view of the people of the island—a victim of the Antillean hurricane that theAdmirals extraordinary genius had enabledhim to foresee. In the catastrophe, Bobadilla,Roldan and many other enemies of Columbusmet their deaths; before the terrified gaze of theonlookers, the waves swallowed up 100,000pesos—an enormous sum for those times, anda fabulous nugget of pure gold valued at 3,600castellanos. Columbus then sought shelter at Puerto Her-moso on the western side of the island. Laterhe went to the port of Yaquimo,^ and, on the14th of July, proceeded on his way, beset bycalms, powerful currents that carried him nearthe islands of Cuba and Jamaica, and violentstorms in which many times he was in dangerof being lost. Other tempests have been ex- *The value of this sum may be stated to be in excess of$20,000 at the present value of money.^Jacmel, in (¿I icKN Isabella the Catholic. From a painting in the Koyal Palace at Madrid. This is the only aiillieutic portraitof the Queen. CONQUEST OF COSTA RICA 27 perienced, he writes to the Catholic Kings,* but none of such long duration or so terrify-ing. The vessels were reduced to a most deplor-able condition, taking water through many open-ings. The violent winds had destroyed thesails; many anchors and small boats were miss-ing. The crews were greatly weakened by fa-tigue and the discouragements that had weigheddown the hearts of all, yet with invincible resist-ance the great soul of Columbus met the wrathof nature loosed against his fragile barks. Theillustrious mariner was prostrated by his cruelsufferings and bowed beneath the weight ofyears, but he did not give up. Racked withacute rheumatic pains, he lay helpless in a littlecabin constructed by his orders on the deck ofthe Capitana, and from that post directed thecourse of h
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