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namu^ and all that followed and obeyed them, being 
an infinite Multitude, were very defirous to turn the 
Spaniards out of the Country. 
Only Guacanagariy King ot Marieny did not ftir, , but 
on the contrary, kept a hundred Chriftians in his Coun- 
try, giving them Fart of what he had, and treating 
them affedlionately, as he had done from the beginning. 
Some Days after the Admiral’s Arrival, Guacanagari 
went to vifit him, exprelTing Sorrow for his Sicknefs 
and Troubles; and affuring him he knew nothing of the 
killing of the Chriftians ; that he was his Friend, and 
for that P^eafon all the Natives bore him ill Will, and 
particularly thofe that were in Arms in the Vale Royaly 
and other Places. The Admiral refolving to take the 
Field, in order to difperfe thofe People, and reduce the 
Ifiand to Peace, Guacanagari offered to bear him Com- 
pany with his Subjehls ; but before he went out in Per- 
fon, he fent to begin the War with Guatiguantiy who had 
killed the ten Chriftians, that the Punifirment might not 
be delayed, and to prevent his growing bolder. They 
killed feveral of his Men, and took many Prifoners ; and 
lie fled, and fome of the Prifoners were fent to Spain. 
But as Caunabo was the moft potent Lord of all the Ifiand, 
and brave in his Perfon, and had three valiant Brothers, 
being King of the Province they called Maguanuy the 
Admiral had his Eye more on him ; and thinking it 
would be the beft to fubdue him by Policy, becaufe to 
do it by Force would be difficult, he contrived to 
fend Alonfo de Hojeduy with nine Spaniardsy under Colour 
of carrying him a Prefent. 
The Lidians valued Tin more than Gold, and rejoiced 
when they got any .of it, or of the other Metals they 
carried from Spaiuy thinking they came down from 
Heaven; and when the Bell at Ifabella rung, and the 
Spaniards upon it went to Church, they thought it 
fpoke, and the Fame of it reached Caunabo ; who had 
often thought of begging it of the Adelantado, that he 
might fee the Turey of Bifcayy fo they called the Tin ; 
for Turey, fignifies Heaven ; and they fo highly valued 
Tin and other Metals, that they called it Turey, and 
the Spaniards added of Bifcayy and therefore they faid 
the Turey of Bifcay. Hojeda being come to the Province 
of Maguanuy about 6o or 70 Leagues from the Colony 
of Ifabelluy the Indians were in a Confternation to fee 
him on Horfe-back, as believing that ' the Man and 
Horfe were all of a Piece. 
They told Caunabo that fome Chriftians were come, 
being fent by the Admiral, whom they called Guamiqiii- 
niy and that they had brought him a Prefent of that they 
called Turey de Bifcayy which very much rejoiced him. 
Hojeda being introduced, kifled his Hand, as the reft 
did, and then fhewed him the Prefent, being Fetters 
and Manacles, very bright and well polillied, that looked 
like Silver : He told him the Kings of Spain wore them, 
becaufe they came from Heaven, that they were wont 
to put them on at the Areitosy fo the Indians call their 
dancing . Matches ; and that it would be proper for him 
to go with them to bath himfelf in the River Taquiy 
which was half a LiCague off, that he would there put 
them on him, and he fhould come back on Horfe-back, 
and then would look like the Kings of Spain. Accord- 
ingly he went one Day, attended by a few Servants, with 
Hojeduy to the River ; little imagining that nine or ten 
Men fhould have a Defign upon him, in a Place where 
he was fo powerful,, he wafhed and refrefhed himfelf, 
and being very earneft to try on the Prefent, having or- 
dered the Indiajis to keep at a Diftance, though they 
always avoided being near the Horfes; they let him 
up behind Hojeduy and put on the Fetters and Hand-cuffs, 
the King obferving all very attentively ; Hojeda took two 
turns about, the better to palliate his Defign, and the 
third time rode off with the Spaniards about the Florfe, 
till the Indians loft Sight of them ; then they drew their 
Swords and threatened to kill him if he did not fit ftill 
whilft they tied him with Cords to Hojeda -y and travel- 
ing with Expedition, they arrived at IfabelUy and de- 
livered him to the Admiral, who kept him in his Houle, 
fettered, and when the Admiral came in he never paid 
him any Refpedl, though he did Alonfo de Hojeda ; be- 
ing afked why he did fo, he anfwered, that the Admiral 
durft not go to his Hoiife to feize him, and Hojeda did; 
Idle Admiral refolved to fend him into Spainy and 
being embarked with other Indians y there arofe fo great 
a Storm, that the Ship v/as caft away; znd, Caunabo and 
the Indians periflied ; upon which the Admiral ordered 
two Caravels to be provided, that he might not be left 
without Ships. But let us now look over to Spaini 
The Return of ylnthony de Torres was very pleafincr 
to their Majefties, which they figniiied to the AdmirS 
by his Brother, giving him Thanks for the Toils he 
underwent, promifing always to fupport him. And 
forafmuch as their Catholic Majefties were willing to 
pleafe the Admiral, and that this Affair of the Indies 
fhould profper, they ordered the Dean John Roderiguez 
de Fonfeca to fit out four Ships with Expedition, fur- 
niflied with fuch things as the Admiral required : And 
they appointed Anthony de Torres to return with them ; by 
whom they wrote to him their Letter, dated at Segovia the 
1 6th of Augujiy again repeating their Thanks for his 
good Services, promifing to promote him to the utmoft, 
becaufe all he had faid and propofed had proved as true 
as if he had feen it before he went upon the Difcovery : 
And tho’ they had received the Account he had fent 
them, yet they defired he would more particularly ac- 
quaint them what Iflands he had difcovered, the Names 
of them before, and thofe he had given them, with the 
Diftances from one to another ; what he had found in 
every one of them, what fort of Weather there was in 
thofe Parts every Month, and how the things that were 
fowed came up, becaufe Ibme faid there were two Win- 
ters and two Summers, and various forts of Birds: That 
all the feveral things he had aflced for in his Memorial 
were fent him. And to the end that they might oftener 
hear from him, it was thought expedient that a Caravel 
fliould go from Spain every Month, and one return from 
the Indies. The Affairs with Portugal being adjufted, 
they had fent him a Copy of the Articles concluded, that 
he might know and obferve them on his Part : That as 
for the Line of Partition that was to be drawn, that be- 
ing a Matter of much Difficulty and great Truft, their 
Highneffes could wifti, if it were poflible, the Admiral 
Ihould be prefent and draw it, together with thofe that 
were to be employed about it by the King of Portugal i 
and that in cafe he could not come himfelf, he fhould 
fend his Brother Don Bartholomewy or fome other intel- 
ligent Perfon with Draughts and authentic Relations, and 
his Opinion concerning what ought to be done in the 
Cafe with the utmoft Expedition, that it might come in 
time, and not difappoint the King of Portugal. 
The feizing of Caunabo very much incenfed his Bre- 
thren, who refolved to make War upon the Spaniards 
with the utmoft of their Force. The Admiral, perceiv- 
ing that abundance of Men drew together, and all the 
Country armed, took the Field with two hundred 
PAot, twenty Horfe, and twenty Wolf-Dogs ; which, 
as the Indians were naked from Head to Foot, made 
terrible Havock among them. There were no more 
Soldiers, becaufe the reft were fick. The Admiral 
fet out on the 24th of March 1495, taking along 
with him his Brother, the Adelantado, Tlon Barth olomom 
ColumbuSy and the King Guacanagari with his Men. He 
entered the Royal Plaiyiy and difcovered the Enemies 
Army ; in which King Manicatex had a great Number 
of Men. And the whole feemed to amount to an hun- 
dred thoufand. 7 'he Adelantado gave the Charge, and 
the Men and Horfes and the Dogs fo terrified them, 
that they were foon routed, and a vaft Number of them- 
were killed and taken, the latter being adjudged Slaves, 
and many fent into Spain on hodxdi Anthony de T orres’s four 
Ships. The Admiral continued ranging round about the 
Ifiand near ten Months, feverely punifhing thofe he 
found guilty, having fome Encounters v/ith Caunabo' 
Brothers, who made the greateft Refiftance ; but find- 
ing their Power too weak, they and GuarinoeXy being the 
chief Kings in the Ifiand, refolved to fubmit themfelves 
to the Admiral. 
The Admiral having thus reduced all the People un- 
der the Obedience of their Catholic Majefties, ordered they 
fhould pay Tribute in this Manner: The Inhabitants of 
the Province of Cibaoy and thofe of the Royal Plain y and 
thofe 
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