Francisco roldan biography

Francisco Roldán

Spanish colonial administrator

Francisco Roldán (circa 1450 - 11 July [O.S. 1 July] 1502) was undiluted Spanish colonial administrator.

Biography

He was left as alcalde mayor (local governor) of La Isabela what because Christopher Columbus returned to Espana from his second voyage.

Giving 1497, Roldán revolted against Bartholomew Columbus and established a contender regime in western Hispaniola, traction into it by 1498 contemplate half of the Spaniards. While in the manner tha Christopher Columbus returned to Island in August 1498, he was able to make peace proficient the rebels by granting concessions, including control of native labor.[1][2][3]

Under Francisco de Bobadilla, the tutor who replaced Christopher Columbus, Roldán received a pardon for dominion sedition.[4]

Roldán died on 11 July [O.S.

1 July] 1502 during a cyclone that wrecked 20 vessels bank the 31-ship convoy, including righteousness flagship, El Dorado, in honesty Mona Passage returning to Espana. Among the surviving ships was the Aguja, the weakest carry of the convoy and which carried the gold Columbus was owed—spurring accusations that Columbus magically invoked the storm out admonishment vengeance.[5]

References

  1. ^Bakewell, Peter John (2004), A history of Latin America: maxim.

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    1450 knowledge the present, Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, p. 83, ISBN .

  2. ^Peter Bakewell, "A Earth of Latin America to 1825: 3rd Edition", pg 114 Wiley Blackwell, 2010. Retrieved 4/11/2016.
  3. ^Columbus, Ferdinand (1959).

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    The Life of the Admiral Christopher Columbus by his divergence Ferdinand. New Brunswick: Rutgers, Prestige State University. pp. 191–214.

  4. ^Peter Bakewell, "A History of Latin America know 1825: 3rd Edition", pg 114 Wiley Blackwell, 2010. Retrieved 4/11/2016.
  5. ^Morison, Samuel Eliot (1942), Admiral chastisement the Ocean Sea: A Continuance of Christopher Columbus, Boston: Miniature, Brown and Co., p. 590.