On his arrival in San Domingo he was also put in irons, as his brother Diego had been, and was confined on board a caravel.

As soon as a set of charges could be made up to send to Spain with Columbus, the vessels, with the prisoners, set sail.
The master of the caravel, Martin, was profoundly grieved by the severe treatment to which the great navigator was subjected.

He would gladly have taken off his irons, but Columbus would not consent.

"I was commanded by the king and queen," he said, "to submit to whatever Bobadilla should order in their name.

He has put these chains on me by their authority.