The History of America
The History of America
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Thougk Ccrfumbus had now composed att the dissentions in the island ; though be had brought both Spa- niards and Indiam to submit peaceably to his go- vernment ; though he had made such effectual pro- vision for working the mines, and cultivating the . country, as would have secured a considerable re- venue to the King, as well as large profits to indi- viduals ; Bovadilla, without deigning to attend to the nature or merit of those services, discovered from the moment that he landed in Hispanio...la, a determined purpose of treating him as a criminal.
He took possession of the admiral's house in St.
Domingo, from which its master happened at that time to be absent, and seized his effects, as if his . guilt had been already fully proved ; he rendered himself master of the fort and of the King*s stores by violence ; he required alt persons to acknowledge him as supreme governor; he set at liberty the prisoners confined by the admiral, and summoned him to appear before his tribunal, in order to an- swer for his conduct ; transmitting to him, toge- ther with the summons, a copy of the royal man- date, by which Columbus was enjoined to yield im- plicit obedience to his commands.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Thougk Ccrfumbus had now composed att the dissentions in the island ; though be had brought both Spa- niards and Indiam to submit peaceably to his go- vernment ; though he had made such effectual pro- vision for working the mines, and cultivating the . country, as would have secured a considerable re- venue to the King, as well as large profits to indi- viduals ; Bovadilla, without deigning to attend to the nature or merit of those services, discovered from the moment that he landed in Hispanio...la, a determined purpose of treating him as a criminal.
He took possession of the admiral's house in St.
Domingo, from which its master happened at that time to be absent, and seized his effects, as if his . guilt had been already fully proved ; he rendered himself master of the fort and of the King*s stores by violence ; he required alt persons to acknowledge him as supreme governor; he set at liberty the prisoners confined by the admiral, and summoned him to appear before his tribunal, in order to an- swer for his conduct ; transmitting to him, toge- ther with the summons, a copy of the royal man- date, by which Columbus was enjoined to yield im- plicit obedience to his commands.
What to read after The History of America?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Robertson to read onlineMoreLess
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