the Ocean Seas put on his armour and his scarlet cloak over it and
prepared to go ashore
when, all having been made snug on board the Santa Maria, the Admiral of
the Ocean Seas put on his armour and his scarlet cloak over it and
prepared to go ashore. The boat was lowered and manned by a crew well
armed, and Columbus took with him Rodrigo de Escovedo, the secretary to
the expedition, and Rodrigo Sanchez his overseer; they also took on board
Martin Alonso Pinzon and Vincenti Yanez Pinzon, the captains of the other
two ships. As they rowed towards the shore they saw a few naked
inhabitants, who hid themselves at their approach. Columbus carried with
him the royal standard, and the two captains each had a banner of the
expedition, which was a square flag with an ‘F’ and a ‘Y’ upon either
side, each letter being surmounted by the crown of the sovereigns and a
green cross covering the whole. Columbus assembled his little band
around him and called upon them to bear witness that in the presence of
them all he was taking possession of the island for the King and Queen of
Spain; duly making depositions in writing on the spot, and having them
signed and witnessed. Then he gave the name of San Salvador to the
island and said a prayer; and while this solemn little ceremony was in
progress, the astonished natives crept out of their hiding and surrounded
the strange white men. They gesticulated and grovelled and pointed
upwards, as though this gang of armed and bearded Spaniards, with the
tall white-bearded Italian in the midst of them, had fallen from the
skies.
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