Re: Early Spanish Fleet
April 22, 1998 at 18:09:59
In Reply to: Early Spanish Fleet
posted by Brian Macdonald on April 22, 1998 at 14:25:15
Brian, Bobadilla was the governor of the Dominican
Republic in 1502, and a bitter enemy of Colunbus. When
Columbus sailed into Santo Domingo to ride out what he
called a bad storm, Bobadilla ordered him to leave or be
arrested again. By this time, Columbus certainly knew of
hurricanes, and he quickly looked for a safe harbor. He
also warned the commanders of the Armada that was
escorting Bobadilla back to Spain that a "big wind" was
coming. They determined to sail anyway, and left the
port heavily laden with cargo. The fleet had to sail thru
the very deep Mona Passage on it's way west of the
islands. They never made it, and all ships were lost. None
of these vessels have been found. Bill
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