Francisco Roldán (circa 1450 - 11 July .S. 1 July1502) was a Spanish

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administrator.

Biography

He was left as ' (local governor) of La Isabela when

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returned to Spain from his second voyage. In 1497, Roldán revolted against Bartholomew Columbus and established a rival regime in western

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, drawing into it by 1498 about half of the Spaniards. When Christopher Columbus returned to Hispaniola in August 1498, he was able to make peace with the rebels by granting concessions, including control of native labor. Under Francisco de Bobadilla, the governor who replaced Christopher Columbus, Roldán received a pardon for his sedition. Roldán died on during a

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that wrecked 20 vessels of the 31-ship convoy, including the flagship, ''El Dorado'', in the

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returning to Spain. Among the surviving ships was the ''Aguja'', the weakest ship of the convoy and which carried the gold Columbus was owed—spurring accusations that Columbus magically invoked the storm out of vengeance..

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