Bernardo Buil
Spanish diplomat and religious · Politicians · Lived c. 1440 to c. 1500
Bernat Boïl was an Aragonese monk or friar, known as Fray Buil, who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage across the Atlantic. On January 6, 1494 Buil conducted the first mass held in the New World, in a temporary church on La Isabela.
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There is unclear evidence about his affiliation to a religious order. He left the Indies after disagreements with Columbus, and his mission work came to little.
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived c. 1440 to c. 1500
