ne 23, 1503. Columbus sent to Espanola for help, meanwhile forcing the natives to provide food for his men. Relief arrived after a lapse of nearly a year. The stranded party embarked on June 28, 1504, for Santo Domingo, and then sailed for Spain, reaching Sanlucar de Barrameda on November 7. Columbus would never sail again. The final months of his life were marked by illness and vain attempts to secure restitution from King Ferdinand of all his privileges, even though by then Columbus was quite wealthy. He died on May 20, 1506, at Valladlid. His remains were later interred in Seville, then transferred to Santo Domingo, moved to Havana, Cuba, and finally returned to Seville in 1899.Some of the Historians think that the bones that were removed from Santo Domingo were not the bones of Christopher Columbus, so the Historians think his bones are still there. Wherever Columbus rests, modern research has considerably diminished the heroic reputation he gained by the 19th century, although his skills continue to be celebrated....
