…Nevis (derived from the Spanish Nuestra Señora …
Years: 1493 - 1493
November
…Nevis (derived from the Spanish Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, "Our Lady of the Snows", because Columbus thought the clouds over Nevis Peak made the island resemble a snow-capped mountain); …
Locations
People
- Christopher Columbus
- Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
- Isabella I of Castile
- Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa
- Juan de la Cosa
- Martín Alonso Pinzón
Groups
- Arawak peoples (Amerind tribe)
- Kalinago (Amerind tribe)
- Lucayans
- Taíno
- Aragón, Kingdom of
- Aragon, Crown of
- Castile, Crown of
- Canary Islands (Castilian colony)
Topics
- Age of Discovery
- Canary Islands, conquest of the
- Colonization of the Americas, Spanish
- Spanish Golden Age
