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Letter From Admiral Diego Colón To Fray Francisco Ximénex
De Cisneros, Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo
Espaniola, 1412

The son of Christopher Columbus (Colón in Spanish), Diego inherited his father's title of Admiral of the Ocean Sea. He ultimately held the additional titles of governor and viceroy of the Indies. This letter to Cardinal Ximénez de Cisneros deals with conditions among the Indians in the Caribbean.