A century of discovery; biographical sketches of the Portuguese and Spanish navigators from Prince Henry to Pizarro; . the Admirals house, and all he found in it. Columbuswrites with regard to this in his letter to Ferdinand andIsabella: The Commendador (Bobadilla) on his arrivalseized my house and, to be brief, appropriated its , indeed, he wanted it, but no corsair could havetreated a merchant worse. Columbuss brother, and afterwards himself, coming peace-ably to St. Domingo, were arrested and thrown into examination carried on secretly naturally called forth anumbe
A century of discovery; biographical sketches of the Portuguese and Spanish navigators from Prince Henry to Pizarro; . the Admirals house, and all he found in it. Columbuswrites with regard to this in his letter to Ferdinand andIsabella: The Commendador (Bobadilla) on his arrivalseized my house and, to be brief, appropriated its , indeed, he wanted it, but no corsair could havetreated a merchant worse. Columbuss brother, and afterwards himself, coming peace-ably to St. Domingo, were arrested and thrown into examination carried on secretly naturally called forth anumber of charges against the fallen man, and produced along accusation, which, with the three prisoners, was sent toEurope. When Columbus was committed a prisoner toAlonso de Valleja, who was to take him to Spain, he thoughtat first that he was going to be taken to execution, and wasonly pacified on the repeated assurance of Valleja that suchwas not the case. As soon as the anchor was weighed Vallejaapproached the Admiral and offered to relieve him from hischains, but the latter waved him back, saying that the chains. COLUMBUS SENT IN CHAINS TO SPAIN. Ch7tstophe7 ColiLinbus. 203 with which their majesties had loaded him should only beremoved at their command, and that he should then preservethem to remind him of the reward which the Spanish crownhad granted him for his faithful service. At the end of November, 1500, the ships arrived at Cadiz,and quick as lightning spread the news that the Admiral,whom seven years before every one had gone out to meet intriumph, was now brought home in chains at the command ofthe Princes. The public opinion of Spain was unanimous incondemning the unworthy manner in which they had treatedthe great benefactor of the nation. Even Ferdinand andIsabella were indignant when they heard of Bobadillas con-duct. They sent immediately a command to Cadiz to set theAdmiral at liberty, and treat him with due honour. Theysent to himself a present of 2000 ducats a
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