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What happened after Christopher Columbus made 3 more voyages to the Americas?

In my homework assignment in Social Studies it says: 1. Christopher Columbus sails west and lands in the Caribbeans. 2. Columbus makes 3 more voyages to the america's. And for #3 you have to write what happens after # 2 I really need help! The test is due tomorrow!

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1. he got arrested and tried for embezzlement, then rehabilitated best option- google Columbus's CV and look for what fits best
2. Columbus's (Colombo’s – as the name is correctly spelled) work as governor and viceroy of the new lands was not an happy one, he had been accused of governing tyrannically. Consuelo Varela, a Spanish historian, states: "Even those who loved him [Columbus] had to admit the atrocities that had taken place." In a few years (we are now in the third voyage period) Columbus was physically and mentally exhausted. So he sent to Castile (Castillia – the two crown were not yet united), asking the Court to appoint a royal commissioner to help him govern. Maybe he was ill of what is call Reiter's Syndrome (or reactive arthritis): according to his personal diaries and notes by contemporaries, the symptoms of this illness were clearly evident in the last three years of his life. In response Columbu’s request the Court appointed Francisco de Bobadilla, a member of the Order of Calatrava, but his authority stretched far beyond what Columbus had requested: Bobadilla was given total control as governor from 1500 until his death in 1502. Arriving in Santo Domingo, while Columbus was away, Bobadilla was immediately peppered with complaints about all three Columbus brothers: Christopher, Bartolomé, and Diego. As a result of these testimonies and without being allowed a word in his own defense, Columbus, upon his return, had manacles placed on his arms and chains on his feet and was cast into prison to await return to Castile he was 53 years old. On October 1st, 1500, Columbus and his two brothers, likewise in chains, were sent back to Castile. According to testimony of 23 witnesses heard at his trial, Columbus regularly used barbaric acts of torture to govern Hispaniola. He and his brothers lingered in jail for six weeks before busy King Ferdinand ordered their release. Not long after, the king and queen summoned the Columbus brothers to the Alhambra palace in Granada. There the royal couple heard the brothers' pleas; restored their freedom and wealth; and, after much persuasion, agreed to fund Columbus' fourth voyage. But now the door was firmly shut on Columbus' role as governor. His possesion were not confiscated, although his request to be given 10% of all profits made in the new lands, pursuant to earlier agreements, were rejected. Because he had been relieved of his duties as governor, the crown did not feel bound by these contracts. After his death, his family sued in the “pleitos colombinos” for part of the profits from trade with America. Apart from the money issue he grew increasingly religious in his later years. He claimed to hear divine voices, lobbied for a new crusade to capture Jerusalem, often wore Franciscan habit, and described his explorations to the "paradise" as part of God's plan which would soon result in the Last Judgment and the end of the world. At about age 55, Columbus died in Valladolid, on 20 May 1506, fairly wealthy from the gold his men had accumulated in Hispaniola. At his death, he was still convinced that his journeys had been along the east coast of Asia. Columbus' tomb is today in Seville Cathedral. The remains had a very busy history.