BURGOS 1497; ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST INDIAN TO EUROPE THE timbalero
THE COLUMBUS MEETING WITH ADMIRAL FRANCISCAN FRIARS
The April 23, 1497 a strange procession moved along the street of Puebla de Burgos at the Casa del Cordón. In front of her was a Franciscan friar with overgrown beards who escorted two young men richly dressed gentiles. Behind came a crowd of Indians completely naked, as is customary in their land, only dressed in feather headdresses and armbands, which in its wake caused uproar among the people demure Head of Castile.
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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
