The story of Columbus . TOWER IN WHICH IT IS SAID COLUMBUS WAS IMPIUSOXED. overdue out of this gold and allowed the colonists vari-ous liberties, one of which was the privilege of lookingfor gold and paying only one eleventh to the crown instead of one third, as before. When the news reached Columbus at Fort Concep-cion of what Bobadilla had done, he thought at firstthat it w^as the deed of some adventurer like Bobadilla sent him word to surrender, he re-fused, saying that the government of the island hadbeen granted to him for life, and that no one could takeit away from him. But w
The story of Columbus . TOWER IN WHICH IT IS SAID COLUMBUS WAS IMPIUSOXED. overdue out of this gold and allowed the colonists vari-ous liberties, one of which was the privilege of lookingfor gold and paying only one eleventh to the crown instead of one third, as before. When the news reached Columbus at Fort Concep-cion of what Bobadilla had done, he thought at firstthat it w^as the deed of some adventurer like Bobadilla sent him word to surrender, he re-fused, saying that the government of the island hadbeen granted to him for life, and that no one could takeit away from him. But when a letter of credence wasbrought to him signed I, the King and I, the COLUMBUS IN CHAINS. 223 Queen, commanding him to obey Bobadilla, lie set outat once for Santo Domingo almost alone. When hecame quietly into the town, Bobadilla ordered him tobe put in irons. The chains were brought, but no onewanted to rivet them on the legs of the great last one of his own servants, a graceless and shame-less cook,
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