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was the final conquest of Seville for what was necessary to break the fortified barrier that protected boats from the Torre del Oro and its twin of Triana. The Almohad tried to annihilate the Castilla Square fire, with his fighters in through a raft of "Greek fire", a "napalm" in the time that was thwarted by the decisive intervention of our Admiral, let's see how this incident tells us Chronicle:
"Et asmaron fazer a raft of Tamanna .../... et ynchiesen that all pots filled Tinaia et greguiesco et dizenle fire in arauigo .../... resin et et et tow fish .../... et mouieron asy naues very demod against Christians for burning Gelas et begin to take fire .../... but non were very sabidores ca as they began to mouer faciendo large tubal royd et tanbores: naues VNOs of Christians who estauan very aperçecbidos et matched the receipt of such guise et were recoder with them that fezieron be representative of et ardimente taking the role that ouieron date. "
Once this episode received the Order of the King to break the bridge boats, for it sends the bow armor of his two best ships, including his own. He waited for the right moment and the May 3, 1248, once blessed by San Telmo ships accompanying the Holy King and taking advantage of favorable winds and high tides were launched against the bridge with full sail and the force deployed rowers of Biscay, was the first to attack the other ship which made him shudder, behind, maybe heavier, the flagship came with Bonifaz in charge, getting so fierce assault that broke the heavy chains that were strung the pontoons; apart, being followed and without hindrance throughout his squad, let's see how the chroniclers tell us:
How the King Don Fernando Bonifaz Remont control that was broken the bridge of Triana, et of how the ships broke: "... et Remont control Bonifaz, who is conseio et others and were called who were sabidores of the sea, some device that were tested were attacked by some commo art the bridge if podiesen, because non podiesen each other pass. Et the agreement that failed was this that fezieron: took two ships, the largest et more strong and Avie, et guisaronlas well all quanto mester was for dates of conbater. This holy day was Cruz, third day of May, the mill was eighty et et et dozientos Seys, et was traveling the age of Encarnacion's Madam in million dozientos et et et forty eight annos. Bonifaz et esse Remont, cooked very well, I enter a ship with very good conpanna et stew of many weapons, on the other ship came those who chose Don Remont Bonifaz, et omnes good good conpanna et bien cooked. et the ship in which Don Remont yva, descended very ayuso more than the other. King Ferdinand Et in Belief true, command master lay up two ships disaster crosses paths, commo sign that he was to all belief is verdadera... / ...La ship first arrived, that part of yva sandy, non could break the bridge or successful, but the yaquanto ased, but the one in which yva Bonifaz Remont, as soon as he arrived was to head such a blow to the other clear passo part "
Continuing the chronicle highlighting that this fact was ".../... all win because the Moors from that time knew to be defeated."
And so, as the November 23 he had no choice but taifa Axataf King to capitulate, returning Seville to Fernando III of Castile, who as the only condition required that the city is Muslims empty, so she left over a hundred thousand, leaving them go free and frank. It's only with Christians
the Castilian armies entered the city to be received as the chronicle tells us:
"22 days of December, the day of the translation of St. Isidore was Archbishop of Seville noble, do the King was received with procession of all the clergy and all the people, with very loud voice God bless and good King, to give them "
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In 1252 and after all these efforts are known to return to Burgos where he leaves his post as mayor, who still remained, to his son Diego, to devote himself entirely to his work here with jurisdiction Almirante and courts on all things from the sea and overseer of the real incomes of all ports, by transcendental hierarchy as guardian of the King in all matters concerning the regency of ports and from this the maritime vocation of the City of Burgos and would later germ establishment there of the Consulate of the Sea and no longer leave as a crossroads between the Court and the ports of Biscay.
With Bonifaz, Burgos Alfonso X granted privileges that extend to the Puebla de Bilbao and the port and others to Santander and Laredo as participants in this quest: "... This grant them the great service phage that Don King fisieron Fernando, my father, ea me, mostly in the pressure of Seville ", a fact that the mountaineers still remember in his coat, where the ship is breaking the chains Bonifaz Sevilla.
In 1256 Burgos our admiral died and was buried in the Monastery of San Francisco, founded by him, under his package consisted lying inscription:
"Here lies the noble and valiant knight Don Ramon Bonifaz, first admiral of Castile, who won Sevilla. He died in MCCLVI " . Subsequently, the Catholic Queen of control visits add "which was to win at Sevilla with King Ferdinand."
By her will know that he was married three times: "Grimaldo Andrea Dona, Dona Luisa de Velasco et Dona Teresa Arias of which et had two sons four daughters. " During the French invasion the monastery was bombed, this and the sloppy "amortization" Mendizabal got rid of his grave, however the City of Burgos continues to remind his son that clarified with a central street in his name near where they spent their homes and possessions.
THE COLUMBUS MEETING WITH ADMIRAL FRANCISCAN FRIARS 
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Cord In the House expected them Castilla Court presided over by the Catholic Monarchs ceremonial sitting on his throne.
Who would have to be received with such high honor was none other than Admiral of Castile D. Christopher Columbus to return from his second trip to the West Indies had wanted to be with the habit of San Francisco as a sign of humility, instead of the luxurious garments that belonged to his high rank, his waist hung a Cordon of the Order , the same as in stone embellished and even framing the front of the Palace between unicorns and dragons. He was accompanied by her children Don Diego and Don Fernando.
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Among the Indians of the entourage came the brother and the son of Grand Chief Caonabó Caribbean, who also came to Burgos but unfortunately died during the harsh Atlantic crossing.
This tells us the bachelor who was a columnist Andres Bernaldez Admiral: ... "was my guest and me I leave some of their scriptures ... and wine in Castilla dress clothes color a habit of San Francisco in the observance and making little more than habit, and a cordon of San Francisco by devotion and he brought along some Indians, the great Cacique Caonaboa, a brother ea , ea a fixed fasta his ten years ... Caonaboa then died in the sea or some ailment or pleasure. "
Both Bernaldez and Peter Marguerite Castilianize in chronic Caonabó name, whose name means "Lord of the golden house" and was the Grand Chief Ruler of Maguana in the Cibao region of the present Dominican Republic, this island was then called "The English". His wife was Anacaona which translates as "Golden Flower" and that in turn was the Caciquesa of Xaragua woman of great beauty and kindness he had received the three hundred English offering virgin girls sang their own poems while in areytos (large tribal celebrations).
ILLUSTRATION SEE WHERE OLD AND ANACAONA Caonabo
is noteworthy that these areytos, given the nudity of the Indian and the proverbial fire of the English event of any mishap as follows warnings from the Admiral himself: ... "Because they cause aya any person of any degree or condition that is, go to rescue any thing the Indians and the two mill Hazer anger, and is something that is very much against his will and disservice of the King and Queen, Our Lord, His Highness the salvation d'wish these people, because they are Christians, that all the riches that can come out here, so it is provided, and must satisfy each Casique His command them to pay to eat and other things necessary you be. "
ILLUSTRATION SEE WHERE OLD INDIAN AND SPANISH WATER solace
Still, the crowd that brought the Indians to their Catholic Majesties came objects, animals and plants never before seen in this side of the Ocean Sea, such as parrots, trees and plants unknown (perhaps including potatoes), but what's more palatable to the Sovereign was "Caonaboa Cacique crown, very high-winged of shields, with large eyes and forehead sitting idol " .
This time is Paje Chronicling the Prince Don Juan who tells us: ... "Become of one mind to the Reys grand many things i Troian samples of the Indies, ansi diversity of birds, animals, such as trees, plants, instruments i other things that the Indians are served at home i pleasures i ansi i Mesmer masks many tapes with various figures in the eye in Logar quale i put ears eyes Indian gold gold i also grain, as it was the natural, small and large chickpeas i like beans, grains i some eggs doves. "
The gold it won the Queen Isabel of Castile at the Cartuja de Miraflores Burgos to Diego de la Cruz browned his incomparable altarpiece carved by Gil de Siloam.
CENTRAL RETABLO Charterhouse of Miraflores and burial of John II of Castile
Later in that House Cord met the "Drivers Meeting" with the assistance of Juan de la Cosa Vicente Yanez Pinzon, Juan Diaz Solis and Amerigo Vespucci and even later in the Palace itself is drafted and published "The Laws of Burgos of 1512" where, among other things, regulating aspects that favored the Indians, but this is material from another job.
commemorative poster IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE OF CORD
