While governing Hispaniola, he tortured and mutilated natives who didn't bring him enough gold and sold girls as young as nine into  sexual slavery, and he was brutal even to the other  colonists he ruled, to the point that he was removed  from power and thrown in jail.
Enquanto governava Hispaniola, ele torturou e mutilou nativos que não traziam ouro suficiente para ele e vendia meninas com apenas  nove anos como escravas sexuais, e era brutal até com outros colonizadores sob seu comando, e chegou a ser removido do poder e preso.