Columbus inadvertently starts a small settlement on …
Years: 1396 - 1539
Columbus inadvertently starts a small settlement on the north coast of Hispaniola when his flagship, the Santa Maria, wrecks off the Mole St. Nicolas on his first voyage.
When he returns a year later, no trace of the settlement appears—and the former welcome and hospitality of the natives has changed to suspicion and fear.
When he returns a year later, no trace of the settlement appears—and the former welcome and hospitality of the natives has changed to suspicion and fear.
People
Groups
- Arawak peoples (Amerind tribe)
- Kalinago (Amerind tribe)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Spaniards (Latins)
