Francisco de Bobadilla was sent to Hispaniola

with extensive powers, to call the viceroy to account. As soon as he reached the island he summoned Columbus to appear before him, and put him in irons. His brothers were treated in the same manner; all three were sent to Spain, accompanied by a number of written charges, drawn up from the statements of the bitterest enemies of Columbus.. Columbus endured this outrage with noble equanimity, and wrote, as soon as he had arrived in Cadiz, Nov. 25, 1500, to a lady of the court vindicating his conduct and describing in eloquent and touching’ language the treatment he had received. ‘The fetters with which he had been bound he kept to the day of his death, and his son Hernando states that he even ordered that they should be inclosed with him in his coffin. Orders were immediately sent directing him to be set at liberty, and inviting him to court, where his sovereigns received him with the same distinction as formerly. Everybody's Cyclopedia (Vol. 1) — E **E**