departed for his second voyage. The new goals were to settle
             the land, cultivate the land, assert royal authority over the whole area,
             convert the natives to Christianity, and mainly to search for gold and
             send it back to Spain. There were 17 ships, and about 1500 men on this
             voyage. Between 1494 and 1495, Columbus implemented a series of
             regulations to control the natives and to gain lots of wealth. Each adult
             must have delivered a certain amount of gold every three months, or else
             they would be punished by the Spaniards. The
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