Christopher Columbus landed on Hispaniola in 1493. He was still hoping to have found Asia and explored the island in the hope it would be India, China or Japan. He was given some gold dust and that excited him.
Christopher Columbus explored the Central and South American coasts. Between 1493 and 1496 he explored Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) made four voyages to the New World. 1) 1492-1493 : Bahamas, Hispaniola, and Cuba 2) 1493-1494 : Hispaniola, Cuba, and Jamaica 3) 1498 : Trinidad and Venezuela 4) 1502-1504 : Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, marooned on Jamaica for a year (tropical storms and then shipworms destroyed his ships)
According to the Massachusetts General Hospital website, Christopher Columbus discovered the pineapple on the island of Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean, on 1493. Tis may not be right though.
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Christopher Columbus landed on Hispaniola in 1493. He was still hoping to have found Asia and explored the island in the hope it would be India, China or Japan. He was given some gold dust and that excited him.
Christopher Columbus explored the Central and South American coasts. Between 1493 and 1496 he explored Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
The native peoples turned violent upon Columbus's return to Hispaniola in 1493 because of the harsh treatment they had faced under Columbus's rule, including forced labor, violence, and exploitation. The breakdown in relations was fueled by the Spaniards' greed for gold and the natives' resistance to their oppressive tactics.
Columbus visited Canada in 1493
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) made four voyages to the New World. 1) 1492-1493 : Bahamas, Hispaniola, and Cuba 2) 1493-1494 : Hispaniola, Cuba, and Jamaica 3) 1498 : Trinidad and Venezuela 4) 1502-1504 : Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, marooned on Jamaica for a year (tropical storms and then shipworms destroyed his ships)
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In 1493 Columbus left for his 2nd voyage.
According to the Massachusetts General Hospital website, Christopher Columbus discovered the pineapple on the island of Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean, on 1493. Tis may not be right though.
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1493 by Christopher Columbus.
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