Guacanagarí places his crown on Columbus before five subject kings

The Admiral went ashore to eat, and arrived at the moment when five kings subject to this one, who was called Guacanagarí, had come, all with their crowns, presenting a very fine state, so that the Admiral says to the Sovereigns that Their Highnesses would have taken pleasure in seeing their manner. On his landing the king came to receive the Admiral and led him by the arm to the same house as the day before, where he had a dais and chairs, on which he seated the Admiral; and then he took the crown from his head and put it on the Admiral; and the Admiral took from his neck a collar of fine carnelians and very beautiful beads of very lovely colors, which looked very well in every part, and put it on him; and he took off a hooded cloak of fine scarlet that he had put on that day and dressed him in it; and he sent for some colored buskins, which he had him put on, and put on his finger a large silver ring, because they had said that they had seen a silver ring on a seaman, and that he had done much to get it. …