Case Reopened
An Enquiry into the 'Defection' of Fray Bernal Boyl and Mosén Pedro Margarit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3488774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B T F Poole (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-210 |
| Publication date | 1974-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x00008956 |
| OpenAlex | W2011832737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Perhaps the most fateful occurrence in Columbus' unlucky career as Governor of Española was the collapse of the governmental arrangements established by him in April 1494. The actual events which led to, and immediately followed, this episode have been shrouded in doubt and confusion from that time to this. The accepted version, repeated by one historian after another since the early 16th century, is however, plain enough: it is to the effect that Columbus, prior to sailing from Española in April to search out the Mainland, appointed a Council of Regency to govern the infant colony until his return. After a wearisome and almost fatal voyage, he returned to Isabela in the following September to find that two of the leading members of the settlement, Pedro Margarit, his military commander, and Fray Boyl, one of the Council and the ecclesiastical head of the settlement, had treacherously deserted and returned to Spain
Ancient history · Archaeology · Confusion · Economic history · Economics · Governor · Mainland · Political science · Settlement (finance) · Engineering · Historical Studies on Spain · History · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |