Yeah, but they let him keep doing what he was doing as long as he kept promising ROI. When the money and wealth never really materialized is when they decided not to let him slide in all the bullshit he was doing to the natives. And even then, they let him go at it again after they put him in the doghouse for a while.
So yeah, they had a little “wtf…chill, dude!” but it wasn’t enough for them to hit the brakes when he promised to bring in money.
Yeah, but they let him keep doing what he was doing as long as he kept promising ROI. When the money and wealth never really materialized is when they decided not to let him slide in all the bullshit he was doing to the natives. And even then, they let him go at it again after they put him in the doghouse for a while.
So yeah, they had a little “wtf…chill, dude!” but it wasn’t enough for them to hit the brakes when he promised to bring in money.
I like the theory that he was actually some other guy, Pedro Medruga, who was such a monster the Spanish crown had to fake his death.
I have not heard of this?