Francisco Roldán

Spanish colonial mayor

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In Christopher Columbus: The second and third voyages of Christopher Columbus
…the mayor of La Isabela, Francisco Roldán, had led to appeals to the Spanish court, and, even as Columbus attempted to restore order (partly by hangings), the Spanish chief justice, Francisco de Bobadilla, was on his way to the colony with a royal commission to investigate the complaints. It is…
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