Yep. Returned to Spain in chains, lost his governorship and lucrative deal with the Spanish crown, and only escaped real punishment because of a mixture of his closeness with the royals, and because finding Spain an entire continent to colonize, even by accident, was considered a valuable prior service.
Yep. Returned to Spain in chains, lost his governorship and lucrative deal with the Spanish crown, and only escaped real punishment because of a mixture of his closeness with the royals, and because finding Spain an entire continent to colonize, even by accident, was considered a valuable prior service.
Sounds like a true American hero.