Columbus is physically and mentally exhausted by …
Years: 1499 - 1499
October
Columbus is physically and mentally exhausted by the end of his third voyage: his body is wracked by arthritis and his eyes by ophthalmia.
In October 1499, he sends two ships to Spain, asking the Court of Spain to appoint a royal commissioner to help him govern.
Locations
People
Groups
- Arawak peoples (Amerind tribe)
- Aragon, Crown of
- Castile, Crown of
- Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of
