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At last they gave him an audience, and liked his plans very much; but the Archbishop of Granada, who was present, thought that columbus asked for too much power over the lands he expected to discover, so the archbishop objected. columbus refused to lower his claims, and left the court. He had gone two leagues (six miles), when the queen sent for him to return; and, when he had done so, the king and queen signed an agreement with him on his own terms. isabella decided to fit out the expedition at the expense of her own kingdom of castile, the chief of the kingdoms of which spain was composed.
But where was he to get the means? He was poor, and had no ships of his own. He could only lay his plans before the different powers of europe, and implore their aid. first he tried his countrymen, the Genoese, but without success. Then he went to Portugal. The King of this country listened to his arguments; but, wishing to have the honor of the discovery all to himself, he basely deceived columbus, and sent out a vessel on the proposed course under another commander. The expedition, however, failed, as it deserved to do.
This explains why it was often so difficult for the english, who had aroused the indians to fight against the colonists during the War for independence, to count upon their indians. in the middle of a battle, the indians might leave. some superstition might cause them to think it best to withdraw and to fight another day. if we remember that absolute authority by the chief was unknown, we shall have a better understanding of indian life everywhere. The American indian was a very independent person.