Autograph manuscript page numbered 331 : [n.p., n.d.].

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Autograph manuscript page numbered 331 : [n.p., n.d.].

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The page reads: "their state and secure their power as they marched about the island enriching themselves with the spirits of the Caciques. By these seditious [illeg] he exasperated their feelings to such a degree, that they at one time formed a conspiracy to assassinate the adelantado, but it was happily disconcerted by accident. When the caraval? returned from Xaragua laden with provisions, it was dismantled by order of Don Diego and drawn up on the beach. Roldan? immediately siezed upon this circumstance to awaken new suspicions. He said the true reason for dismantling the caravel? was to prevent any of the colonists returning in it to Spain, to represent the oppressions under which they suffered. He advised them to launch and take possession of the vessel as the only means of regaining their independence. They might then throw off the tyranny of these upstart foreigners and might lead a life of ease and quiet employing the Indians as slaves and enjoying unlimited indulgence with ... "

1 item (1 p.) ; 19.3 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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