In 1523, Diego Colon, the eldest son of the man known as Cristobal Colon - whom the United States calls Christopher Columbus - crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the last time, called back by the Spanish crown to answer for his actions in "New Spain." Since his father had died, in 1506, Diego had been fighting to claim the wealth and power he believed he was owed, that Spain had promised his family.

He had managed to win the support of Charles V, the most recent king, but after Diego raised taxes in Hispaniola and invested in slavery and sugar plantations, the new king had started to see him as a rebel. For decades, the monarchy and the Colon family had been caught in a legal battle, a battle that would stretch on for centuries, over the wealth ripped from the "New World" - the labor of the people in colonized lands, the natural resources, and a share of the tax revenue sent back to Spain. Diego wanted more of it than, in practice, the monarchy was willing to hand over.

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