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Because there was not enough food no survive

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columbus leaved 42 men behind because it was to many people

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The men all died.

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Q: Why did Columbus leave 39 men at la navidad in Hispaniola?
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What happened to the colony that Columbus left on hispaniola in 1493?

When Columbus left Hispaniola in 1493, he left about 39 men in a fort settlement named La Navidad, which was in the northern part of present-day Haiti. On his return, Columbus found the fort destroyed and many of his men were dead. The Taino people had killed them.


What explorer first conolized the Caribbean?

Christopher Columbus. He set up a colony in Hispaniola (now Haiti) with 39 men when the Nina ran aground. This settlement was called la Navidad.


What did Columbus name the first European settlement he established in 1492 with 39 men?

La Navidad was the 1st settlement of Columbus, if that's what you're looking for... :)


Columbus started his first colony on what island?

Not really were the 39 men he left on Hispaniola considered a colony and when he returned they were all dead. The first North American colony that survived would be Jamestown established in 1607.


How did Columbus and the explorers adapt to life in America and the Caribbean?

Columbus didn't need to adapt to any thing. First, he NEVER was in America and he was WAS on an island he named Hispaniola. His landing on the island only lasted days not months. He did leave 39 men but when he returned they were dead. They never intended to adapt or change, if anything, they would have expected the people or place they landed in to change.


How many people sailed with Columbus?

Columbus sailed with 90 men on his first voyage. 26 on the Pinta 24 on the Nina and 40 on the Santa Maria Santa Maria ran aground and sank and Columbus had to leave 39 men behind in the Caribean for his return journey. These men were all killed by the natives before Columbus returned on his second voyage. Columbus took about 20 natives as slaves, only 7 of which survived the crossing to spain.


Why did christopher Columbus leave his hometown?

To prove that his theory that the earth was round * Added - Columbus and the educated men of the world knew the earth was round, but Columbus was looking for the best route to the East for trade. He sought to prove te best route wa sby travelling west.


How many men did Columbus take to America?

Isabella did not give Columbus any men. He had to get them himself out of the prison. He got 90 men.


According to columbus when the matives saw columbus and his men what did they do?

When the Native said Columbus and his men wear strange clothing they got sacred. After they got scared they ran away.


How many men on columbus's ships?

90 men werennguug


Were the men slave labor on Columbus' ship?

No; they were all free men.


How large was the group that travel with Christopher Columbus?

Christopher Columbus had 90 men on the 1 trip and on the 2 trip he had 1,200 to 1,500 men