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24-645: In 1498, Bartolome Colon had a fort built on the Ozama River delta, which would later become the first permanent European settlement in the New World ( Santo Domingo ). The estuary at that time, "teemed with fish and where the Indians raised cassava and yams," according to Floyd. The river flows 148 kilometers (92 mi) before emptying into the Caribbean Sea . At the end of the journey it bisects

48-569: A destitute condition, and on presenting himself at Court was unfavorably received. He then sought help at the court of Charles VIII in France, again without success. Meanwhile, his brother Christopher was in Castile trying to persuade Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon to back the expedition. When word arrived in 1493 that his brother had succeeded, Bartholomew returned to Spain, where he missed Christopher, who had already left on

72-600: A natural daughter named Maria born in 1508 as the result on a relationship with Catalina Marrón. Nothing is known of them beyond a brief mention in Columbus's will dated 1511. The island of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean was named in his honour by Christopher Columbus. Francisco de Bobadilla Sister: Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ossorio Mother: Leonor Álvarez de Vadillo Father: Juan Fernández de Bobadilla Francisco de Bobadilla (c. 1448 – 11 July 1502)

96-531: A river in the Dominican Republic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bartolome Colon Bartholomew Columbus ( Genoese : Bertomê Corombo ; Portuguese : Bartolomeu Colombo ; Spanish : Bartolomé Colón ; Italian : Bartolomeo Colombo ; c.  1461 – 12 August 1515) was a Genoese explorer and the younger brother of Christopher Columbus . Born in Genoa in

120-510: A successful attempt to stimulate gold production. Bobadilla also pardoned Francisco Roldán , who had established a competing regime in western Hispaniola in 1497. In 1502, Bobadilla was replaced as governor of the Indies by Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres . One possible motive for his removal despite a "relatively peaceful" two years was his elimination of the gold taxes. Bobadilla died on 11 July [ O.S. 1 July] 1502 during

144-631: Is heavily polluted. It is constantly affected by the slums on its shores and the factories that dump their waste into it. It is one of the main causes of pollution on the coastline of Santo Domingo. In August 2020, The Ocean Cleanup organization deployed an Interceptor Original, one of their solar-powered, automated systems, to help combat the flow of plastics and trash into the Caribbean Sea. Port of Santo Domingo 18°28′00″N 69°53′00″W  /  18.4667°N 69.8833°W  / 18.4667; -69.8833 This article related to

168-733: Is often mistaken for his uncle with whom he shares a name, Francisco de Bobadilla y Maldonado. Francisco de Bobadilla was born between 1445 and 1450 in Medina del Campo , Kingdom of Castile . In 1480 he was named knight commander of the Order of Calatrava in Auñón , Berninches, Castellanos y El Collado, which indicates that he was between 30 and 35 years old and possessed of some social standing, as this position would not have been given to someone young. In Auñón, residents revolted against his policies, including making attempts on his life. On 21 May 1499,

192-488: The Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras . Christopher sent his brother to scout the island. As Bartholomew explored, a large trading canoe approached. Bartholomew Columbus boarded the canoe, and found it was a Maya trading vessel from Yucatán , carrying well-dressed Maya and a rich cargo. The Europeans looted whatever took their interest from amongst the cargo and seized the elderly captain to serve as an interpreter;

216-515: The Catholic Monarchs of Spain named him as a judge with orders to investigate reports from Hispaniola , namely numerous complaints about the policies of Christopher Columbus and his brothers which included accusations that they accepted bribes, enslaved the natives, under-paid the quinto real for pearls and gold, mishandled the rebellion of Francisco Roldán , and that they had committed treason. Bobadilla set sail for Hispaniola at

240-733: The second voyage of his four to the " New World ". Funded by the Crown , Bartholomew Columbus traveled to Hispaniola in 1494 to meet his brother, where he was appointed as an adelantado , a senior-ranking governor, during his brother's absences. He founded the city of Santo Domingo on Hispaniola between 1496 and 1498, which is now the capital of the Dominican Republic . He was imprisoned together with Christopher and another brother, Giacomo (also called Diego), by Francisco de Bobadilla and returned to Spain in December 1500. After

264-593: The 1461, Bartholomew became a mapmaker in Lisbon , the principal center of cartography of the time, and conceived with his brother the "Enterprise of the Indies", a planned expedition to reach the Orient and its lucrative spice trade by a western rather than an eastern route. In 1489 he went to England to seek assistance from Henry VII for the execution of the expedition. He was taken by pirates and landed in England in

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288-579: The Court acquitted Christopher Columbus of all of the charges, the Crown funded Christopher Columbus's fourth and last voyage to the West Indies . Bartholomew accompanied his brother on this final New World voyage, and was to be left with a garrison near the Belén River . Bartholomew's men were attacked by the local Ngäbe leader, El Quibían . On 30 July 1502, they arrived at Guanaja , one of

312-632: The Spaniards and Bobadilla's desire to take over Columbus' position. On Bobadilla's order, Christopher Columbus appeared before him in Santo Domingo in September 1500. Columbus was then jailed in the fortress there together with his other brother Bartholomew Columbus , who had returned to Santo Domingo after a campaign against the natives in Jaragua . At the beginning of October, the pair

336-483: The beginning of June, arriving on 23 August 1500. He brought with him 500 men and 14 Amerindians who had previously been Columbus' slaves, and who were now being returned to their home. Once in Santo Domingo he met with Giacomo Columbus , youngest brother of Christopher, who was governing the island at that time because of Christopher being in La Vega . Shortly after the meeting began, Bobadilla ordered Giacomo to leave

360-677: The books of Chilam Balam . Following Christopher Columbus's death in Spain in 1506, Bartholomew returned to the Antilles in 1509, accompanying his nephew Diego , but Bartholomew soon returned to Spain when King Ferdinand II of Aragon confirmed his concession involving Mona Island near Puerto Rico ; the King would reclaim the appealing little island from Bartholomew's heirs after Bartholomew's death on 12 August 1514 (by which time Bartholomew had returned to Hispaniola ). Bartholomew Columbus had

384-501: The canoe was then allowed to continue on its way. This was the first recorded contact between Europeans and the Maya. It is likely that news of the piratical strangers in the Caribbean passed along the Maya trade routes – the first prophecies of bearded invaders sent by Kukulkan , the northern Maya feathered serpent god , were probably recorded around this time, and in due course passed into

408-718: The capital, Santo Domingo , into eastern and western halves. The three main tributaries of the Ozama are the Isabela River , the Sabita River and the Yabacao River . The Ozama's basin is the fourth largest in the Dominican Republic. The river has several tributaries, with a combined area of 2,706 square kilometers (1,045 sq mi). The river basin has an annual precipitation of 1,400 mm (55 in) to 2,250 mm (89 in) per year. The Ozama River

432-513: The fortress in which he was living, but Giacomo refused to recognize Bobadilla's authority, believing his brother Christopher's to be superior. Francisco de Bobadilla began his investigation, basing it on the accusations that had made their way to the Spanish crown, and he gathered a large number of complaints against Bartholomew , Giacomo, and Christopher. He reputed that their governance had been disastrous, with serious abuses of authority, and

456-459: The population's favor, alleging that the Monarchs only wanted to possess the land and were unconcerned about anything else. He further claimed that Bobadilla auctioned off land that Christopher had obtained for the Monarchs below market price and gave natives to various rich and powerful people on the condition that they share their slaves' earnings with him. Bobadilla did cancel mining taxes in

480-557: The rebels" upon arriving in Santo Domingo, and absolved the population from tribute for 20 years in order to curry their favor. Francisco de Bobadilla took over the governorship of Hispaniola on 23 August 1500, shortly after his arrival. During his tenure, he incentivized private enterprise and set a policy whereby natives would primarily work in gold extraction in the existing mines in Haina and Cibao . According to Ferdinand Columbus, Bobadilla spent rents and royal tributes in order to win

504-480: Was an official under the Crown of Castile and a knight of the Order of Calatrava . He was also the nephew of Beatriz de Bobadilla , marchioness of Moya  [ es ] and of Peñalosa, a patron of Christopher Columbus and close friend to Queen Isabella . He was sent to the island of Hispaniola as a judge, where he arrested Columbus for official misconduct. He served as Viceroy from 1500 until 1502. He

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528-417: Was angry at them for hanging five Spaniards who had committed atrocities against the natives. Bobadilla then ordered the arrest of both brothers and that they be taken to Spain. He also seized all assets belonging to the two. The neutrality and accuracy of the accusations and investigations of Bobadilla toward Columbus and his brothers have been disputed by historians, given the anti-Italian sentiment of

552-657: Was at that time a page to Queen Isabella. He would write in his father's biography that the Catholic Monarchs, seeing various factions in court alleging that payments were not being made and letters sent to Spain from people who were unhappy on Hispaniola, decided to send a judge to investigate what was happening. For Ferdinand, the visit from this judge must have seemed like a great relief for his father, since "the Admiral" seemed to be facing rebellious factions. According to Ferdinand, Bobadilla "recognized and favored

576-562: Was sent to Spain in the custody of Captain Alonso de Vallejo. They were then turned over to Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca , who was becoming the informal head of Castile's colonial administration and was a public critic of Christopher. Despite everything, the Monarchs treated Columbus cordially and ordered his release, saying that the accusations against him were insufficient to warrant his imprisonment. They did not exonerate him, however. Ferdinand Columbus , Christopher's illegitimate second son,

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