[hanamizu]

He was totally SCREWED by the royals in Spain.
Oh they gave him tidbits, but then took it all away.

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Yes, but his claim to goodies was based on getting the the Indies—the original Indies not the West Indies. It is one reason, I believe, that he insisted that he in fact made it, long after everyone else knew that he had, in fact, found a ‘New World’.

Considering all of the wealth his discovery brought Spain, they could have let him have much less than his legal claim and left him a very rich man. You’ve got to be careful when making a deal with a king or queen.

[crz]

Got a book-or should say my wife purchased me a book on history's monarchs.

There was a great history of mental instability and insanity in the Spanish court.