I cannot, however, promise to re-instate you at once in your government.

People are too much inflamed against you, and must have time to cool.

As to your rank of admiral, I never intended to deprive you of it.

But you must bide your time and trust in me." THE QUEEN'S DECISION; BOBADILLA'S TYRANNY It was arranged that the appointment of the new governor should be for two years only, at the expiration of which period, as Isabella thought, the administration of the colonies might be again entrusted to Columbus; while Ferdinand doubtless considered that some pretext might be found in the meantime for omitting to re-appoint him at all.

And though Columbus may have been told verbally that it was their Highnesses' intention to re-instate him after the lapse of two years, it is noteworthy that the document appointing Ovando makes no mention of any limitation of the term of his (Ovando's) government.