by Andrew Rowen | Oct 31, 2024 | New York City
I’ve just returned from a trip to Spain, and I’ll visit the Dominican Republic next month, completing my research for the next sequel. The book will retell the years 1498 to 1502, depicting Queen Isabella’s sincere but failed effort to curtail her conquerors’ abuses...
by Andrew Rowen | Oct 9, 2024 | New York City
In advance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I post photos of busts of Chiefs Caonabó, Anacaona, and Enriquillo, portions of statues in the Dominican Republic (San Juan de la Maguana for Caonabó and Anacaona, south of Lake Enriquillo for Enriquillo). As my published books...
by Andrew Rowen | Sep 14, 2024 | New York City
The first recorded Christian baptism in “Española” of a Taíno occurred on September 21, 1496 (528 years ago next week). The Hieronymite friar Ramón Pané baptized the Taíno youth Guatícabanu as Juan Mateo in Pané’s church in Guaricano (Chief Guarionex’s hometown), near...
by Andrew Rowen | Aug 17, 2024 | New York City
The historical record doesn’t date two events: when Anacaona first learned of Chief Caonabó’s death at sea en route to Spain; or when she returned from Caonabó’s chiefdom of Maguana to her native Xaraguá. As depicted in Columbus and Caonabó: 1493–1498 Retold, I...
by Andrew Rowen | Jul 3, 2024 | New York City
In mid-June 1496, Columbus departed Cádiz by mule with his two dozen Taíno captives for Seville, where he would wait for Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand’s summons for an audience. By month end, the entourage arrived to reside some days at the home and church of...
by Andrew Rowen | Jun 11, 2024 | New York City
The Niña and India arrived at Cádiz on June 11, 1496 (528 years ago). By chance, three caravels then were ready to depart Cádiz, bearing fresh supplies and Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand’s most recently prepared letters for Columbus in “Española,” which Columbus...
