Roldan agreed to do this, if he could have the same position he held before, and if Columbus would see that his followers had all the land they wanted.

Columbus agreed to this and also gave the rebels permission to use the poor natives as slaves on their lands.

So the trouble seemed to be over for a while, and Columbus sent two of his ships to Spain with letters to the king and queen.

But in these letters he accused Roldan of rebellion and tried to explain why it was that things were going so badly in Hayti.
But when these ships arrived in Spain the tidings they brought and the other letters sent by them only made matters worse.

People in Spain had heard so many queer things from across the sea that they were beginning to lose faith in Columbus.