The New York herald., 1877-10-08
WHERE IS COLUMBUS BURIED?

| QUESTION FOR HIsTORIANs-ABE HIS ASHES
IN THE CATHEDRAL OF HAVANA Or ST. DO
MINoo CITY?
Tho following details have been received respecting
the news recently ,eegraphed from Havana that the
body OF Christopher Columbus had been found in St
Domingo. Hitherto all the world has believed that
his bones quietly reposcd the Cathedral at Havana
Dominican paper, La PatT1d, published IN ST. Do
mingo City, describes the second finding OF Columbus
bones In tho Cathedral OF ST. Domingo City, as fol-
lows
Tho tomb was opened with all respect and the
Bishop Of Orope supernt ended the taking out from Il
OF the ieaden coffin, which then publicly placed
upon table that all present could give testimony
There present the Minister Of State the foreign
consus tho municipal authorities, tho clergy, the
Governor Of tho province and other public officers
The coffin was AZ ccnlme.res long, 2lh wide and q
Deep and bore tho following inscription on tho
covert
de Ia Per Ate
On left side the letter and on the right the letter
and on the front tho leerC. The leaden being
opened was found to contain somo bones, several in
good condition, but tho majority had become pulver
ized without doubt belonging TO the immortal Colum
bus for in the reverse OF the found the In
soription, IN Gothic letters, "IHsrs Esdo caron D.
CrstObdL Colon" This must mean "lllustrious and
esteemed man, Christopher Columbus.n -
TIKI TRANSFER HAVANA.
At the time oi making the Treaty OF Basea, In 1895.
with France, for the cesson OF the island, the Admiral
Don Gabriel Arstizabal and the other local authors
Ties agreed send The bones OF Columbus 10 Havana
aud transfer WINS made with the greatest pomp
the SAID year Of 1885, At the time, however thcro
was o rumor that tho Spaniards had 6cen cheated by
the substitution OF other romans Tor those Of Colum-
bus the report being saa. those delivered rS,nn were
second Vice KING and Admiral OF the Now World.
This substitution alleged TO have been perpetratcd
by priest In this manner the romans Of Columbus
were never removed from the Cathedral OF 81. Do
mingo City. Tho secret transmitted from per-
son another until to last recipient Carlos
Nouel, son. in-law OF the distinguished Dominican
Tomas de Booada. We are assured, on trustworthy
authority, that Mr.. Juan n Tccra was also cognizant
OF the fact In the works recently executed IN the
cathedral Of this CITY, under the orders OF The Rev.
Father BcllinL the remains OF Don Louis Columbus
were found. Public opinion then became aroused and
gave credit the old tradition about the discovered
bones being the cathedral, and Archbishop Rogue
Cocchia and Rev. Father Beln became much Interested
In the matter and caused search 70 DO mado, with the
VERY STRONG PROOFS
Prescott and other historians now cited by
tho Spaniards in Cuba 10 prove that the Spanish
authorities In 1895 could have been cheated the
matter Of the remains of Columbus Tho inscription
"D dc Ia A per ArE,n the Domincans claim signifies
"Discovercr OF the America. The Spaniards maintain
that this Is absurd, the land discovered in 1892 by
Columbus was not then known to Spain by the name
OF Americe-that name coming from America
vespuco who Is said to havo been the discoveror OF
ties and historians will, long, have produce all
the proofs gwen by their archives OF tho truth OF
iact the remains at Havana bond fde
OF the daring navigator and dscovcrer Christopher
Columbus
COLUMBUS LAST VOYAGE.
Columbus LETT Cadiz May Q, 1902 with four caraves,
with $50 men, TO search for passage through the
now known tho Gulf of Mexico 10 the East Indies
hut alter much suffering returned homo, reaching San
Lucur November Z 1904. He lay sick some months
seville aud recovered only 10 have his claims Tor
redress rejected by the King, Queen Isabella being
now dead. An old man, broken In body, although in
iu possession OF his mental faculties having, his
words, mo place TO repair TO except inn and
often with nothing to pay for his susicnancc, the
dscovcrer Of the New World died IN tho act OF repeat
ing the words Latin, Lord into Thy hands COM
nit my spirit" seven years aftsrward marble
tomb placed over his remains, with inscription
oruered by the King
Castillo n Leon
hueva Mundo dio Colon.
| ITO CASTLE and Leon q New World gave Colon.)
Death did not end his voyages His remains, Grst
deposited in the Convent OF ST Francis, wero trans
| ierrcd in 1913 10 the Carthusan Monastery of Las
| Cucvas; were taken In 1885 to ST. Domingo and de-
posted In the Cathedral OF that city thence con-
veyod, as is generally believed, 10 tho Cathedral Of
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