by Andrew Rowen | Apr 12, 2025 | New York City
A key expectation driving Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand’s conquest of “Española” was that Columbus would find and ship its gold home to them, as he promised repeatedly from 1493 to 1500. In 1499, placer gold was finally discovered in quantity in the watershed of...
by Andrew Rowen | Mar 13, 2025 | New York City
The next sequel will depict the brutal three-month war fought in 1498 in the chiefdom of Ciguayo on “Española’s” northern coast. Chief Guarionex had sought the protection of the Ciguayan Chief Mayobanex, and Mayobanex refused to surrender him when Columbus’s brother...
by Andrew Rowen | Feb 12, 2025 | New York City
For Valentine’s Day, I post about the Taíno spirit of romance, sexual delight, and virility, Corocote, and some counterparts in other cultures. According to Fray Ramón Pané, Corocote sits on top of bohíos and comes down at night to lie with the women sleeping within....
by Andrew Rowen | Jan 16, 2025 | New York City
On my recent trip to the Dominican Republic, I took a boat trip to Saona Island at the DR’s southeastern tip, the site of several events depicted in my books. The historic Taíno name for the island was Adamanay, and its local chieftains likely were vassal to the...
by Andrew Rowen | Dec 14, 2024 | New York City
The next sequel will depict Columbus’s demise over the years 1498 through 1502, including his struggle to settle the rebellion against his rule of “Española” led by Francisco Roldán and Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand’s decision to remove him as the island’s...
