Today, the island of Espanola is known as Hispaniola. It is divided between the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The island of Española is known as Hispaniola today. It is divided between the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The island of Hispaniola is divided between two countries today - the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The island of Hispaniola is divided between two countries today: the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The island of Hispaniola is currently divided between the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It is the second largest island in the Caribbean and is known for its diverse culture, history, and natural beauty.
The two countries located on the island of Hispaniola today are Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Haiti occupies the western portion of the island, while the Dominican Republic is situated in the eastern part.
La Espanola or Hispaniola was the island in the Caribbean that Columbus discovered in 1492. These are the Spanish names for this island. Today, this Caribbean island consists of the two countries the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The island of Hispaniola is currently divided between the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It is the second largest island in the Caribbean and is known for its diverse culture, history, and natural beauty.
Christopher Columbus is the one who explored for Spain in what is today Cuba, Jamaica, and the Island of Hispaniola.
Christopher Columbus established a post called "La Navidad" on the island they named La Española, which today is known as Hispaniola. La Navidad was built from wood and supplies salvaged from Christopher Columbus' ship La Santa Maria, which ran into a reef, and could not be repaired. The remains of Fuerte La Navidad can still be visited on the north coat of the Dominican Republic, an hours drive West from the city of Puerto Plata.
Captain James Cook named the islands FeeJee after sighting them. Today it is known as Fiji.
The island of Hispaniola is divided between two countries: the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island, while Haiti occupies the western third.
After sailing from Spain in 1492, he stopped for provisions at the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa (which were a Spanish colony and remain so today). From there, favorable winds brought him to Hispaniola in about 5 weeks.
The three Taino islands found were Cuba, Puerto Rico and Jamaica. The Kalinago islands found were: Barbados, Grenada, St.Kitts, Dominica, Martinique, Nevis, Guadelope. The Taino and the Kalinago tribes were the two tribes commonly known as Arawaks and Caribs that were included in The Ingigenous people of the Caribbean.
The west indies where named by Christopher Columbus however we today call it the carribean a series of islands in carribean sea
The west indies where named by christopher columbus however we today call it the carribean a series of islands in carribean sea
In 1778, Captain James Cook gave the name "Sandwich islands" to what is now known as the Hawaiian islands, or Hawaii.
Discover - to see, find, or become aware of (something) for the first time Columbus found a continent that a lot of people already knew about. Where's the discovery? Oh, does he get credit because they weren't European?