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Which explorer first sailed what is now today the Caribbean islands?
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What explorer first sailed to the Caribbean islands?
Pedro Cabral
What was the first explorer to sail to Caribbean islands?
it was columbus
Which three islands did Columbus vist first?
Columbus first visited the Bahamas, landing in a place he named San Salvador. He later sailed to Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles, two other islands in the Caribbean.
Who named Fiji?
In 1774 Captain James Cook sailed through the islands and named it "FeeJee." Despite the fact that Dutch Explorer, Abel Tasman spotted the group of islands first.
When did Christopher Columbus discover the Caribbean islands?
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Just a little saying to help you remember the year in which Christopher Columbus set sail for the Caribbean
The first islands to gain independence in the Caribbean islands were which ones?
Haiti
What explorer was the first to captain a voyage that sailed around the world?
Joshua Slocum
What is the first candy factory?
Curacao in the Caribbean islands
Who were the first Europeans to come to Caribbean islands?
the spanyears
Where did smoking first appear?
The natives from the Caribbean Islands.
Who were the first people to live on the Caribbean islands?
The first people to inhabit the Caribbean islands were the indigenous tribes known as the Taíno, Arawak, and Carib. They lived on the islands long before the arrival of European colonizers.
Who were Balboa and Magellan?
Magellan was an explorer born in Portugal, but sailed for Spain. He was the first European explorer to circumnavigate the world. He named the Pacific Ocean Pacific. Balboa was a Spanish explorer who first sailed the Isthmus of Panama and claimed it for Spain. He was the first to see, not cross, the Pacific Ocean which at that time was called the Ocean Sea.
