 The subsequent repression caused the death of two hundred rebels and many others were sold into slavery in the Spanish markets.Beatriz then took her deceased husband's place as Lord of La Gomera and El Hierro, ruling for over ten years until their son, Guillén Peraza de Ayala, was old enough to rule himself.Christopher Columbus made La Gomera his last port of call before crossing the Atlantic in 1492 with his three ships.