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Other men of similar character were associated with him. A royal order was issued that all ships in the ports of Andalusia, with their captains, pilots, and crews, should be held in readiness to serve in the expedition. Columbus and Foneseca were authorised to freight or purchase any of those vessels they might think proper, and overcome them by force if refused.
Preparations for another voyage rapidly made Foneseca appointed to superintend the expedition Indians brought home baptised Fleet sails from Bay of Cadiz on the 25th of September, 1493 Steers for the Canaries Ordered to rendezvous at Navidad Fine passage across the Atlantic On Sunday, 3rd of November, a lofty island seen, and therefore called Dominica The Antilles Lands near a Carib village Pineapples first seen Supposed cannibals Diego Marques and eight men missing Ojeda goes in search of them The missing party returns Land at Santa Cruz Caribs in a canoe fiercely attack the Spaniards Fleet comes off Porto Rico A neat village visited Fleet reaches Hispamola Invitations from a cacique to remain A supposed Indian convert escapes Two dead bodies of white men discovered Painful suspicions aroused Fleet arrives off La Navidad at night Canoe comes off, and Columbus hears of the destruction of the settlement Sails from La Navidad and founds the town of Isabella Expedition of Ojeda to the Golden Mountains Ships sent home Proposal to exchange Caribs for cattle A mutiny suppressed Diaz imprisoned Columbus makes an expedition into the interior Forts built Columbus proceeds on a voyage of discovery Surveys south coast of Cuba Friendly meeting with natives Enters the harbour of Jago de Cuba First sight of Jamaica, called by Columbus Santiago Hostility of the natives Attacked by the Spaniards Bloodhounds first used Canoes formed of enormous trees.
The utmost exertions were at once made to fit out a second expedition. The affairs of the New World were placed under the superintendence of Juan Rodrigues de Foneseca, Archdeacon of Seville, who was finally appointed Patriarch of the Indies. He was a worldly man, malignant and vindictive. He not only wronged the early discoverers, but frequently impeded the progress of their enterprises.
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