He was not well, however, and in August turned his course for Santo Domingo, where he found things were going badly. Trouble with the Indians had arisen, and even more serious trouble in the colony itself had broken out. For two years Columbus struggled to set things right. But he was not successful as a colonizer. Besides, many people were beginning to lose faith in him because he did not get expected treasures for Spain. Many others were jealous of his fame, and plotted to ruin him. At length an official was sent from Spain to Hayti to look into the situation. When he reached the island he confiscated Columbus's property, put him in chains, and sent him as a prisoner to the country from which he had but recently sailed with high honor. In Spain the people were in sympathy with the admiral in his disgrace; so too was the queen, who sent money and summoned him to court. She received him there with tears in her eyes, and he broke down and wept at her feet. In 1502 Columbus started on a fourth voyage, sailing along the eastern coast of Central America. But he was not able to accomplish much, and finally suffered shipwreck on the island of Jamaica, where he spent a year of misery. At last he set out for home, arriving there only a short time before Queen Isabella, his only protector, died. Poor, sick, and discouraged, Columbus dragged out a weary life for eighteen months longer. He died in Spain of a broken heart, May 20, 1506, in utter ignorance of the greatness of his discovery. So little appreciated was he that the city annals make no mention of his death. It remained for succeeding generations to lift his name from obscurity and to give faithful acknowledgment of his achievements in the advance of human progress. [Illustration: An Indian Stone Maul.] REVIEW OUTLINE THE DESIRE FOR A WATER ROUTE BETWEEN EUROPE AND THE INDIES. THE TURKS CONQUER CONSTANTINOPLE. THE PORTUGUESE ROUND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. HE GOES TO LISBON. HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND CHARACTER. TRADE WITH THE FAR EAST. A WATER ROUTE TO THE INDIES. MARCO POLO'S STORIES OF THE FAR EAST. KING JOHN TAKES ADVANTAGE OF COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS GOES TO SPAIN. THE WISE MEN RIDICULE HIM AS A CRAZY DREAMER. AT THE CONVENT OF ST. MARY; THE PRIOR AND THE SEA-CAPTAIN. QUEEN ISABELLA GIVES COLUMBUS A HEARING. THE SAILORS' FEARS; THE LITTLE FLEET. COLUMBUS SETS SAIL AT LAST. NEW TRIALS FALL UPON HIM. THE SAILORS IN DESPAIR; COLUMBUS IN DANGER. THE GREAT DISCOVERY. COLUMBUS LANDS. THE PEOPLE COLUMBUS FOUND. THE NEW COUNTRY. COLUMBUS EXPLORES THE NEW COUNTRY. THE FIRST SPANISH COLONY IN THE NEW WORLD. BACK TO SPAIN. HONORS SHOWERED UPON COLUMBUS. HE SAILS ON HIS SECOND VOYAGE. HE FINDS MANY DISAPPOINTMENTS AND HARDSHIPS. HE MAKES OTHER VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES. HE DIES OF A BROKEN HEART. TO THE PUPIL.