by Andrew Rowen | | Spain
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand had required the six Taínos’ instruction in Christianity and, prior to dispatching Columbus with them on the second voyage, ordered their baptism. Columbus’s most utilized captive—one of Encounters Unforeseen’s protagonists (see...
by Andrew Rowen | | Spain
After baptism of the six Taínos, Columbus and five Taínos departed Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand’s court in Barcelona for Seville, where Columbus would organize the second voyage. The captive baptized Juan—as Prince Juan—was adopted by the prince and required to...
by Andrew Rowen | | Spain
By early July, Columbus and his entourage arrived in Seville, where he began commissioning ships and enlisting men for his second voyage and the colonization of “Española.” The five Taínos baptized in Barcelona (see Late May or Early June) reunited with the four...
