The Bahamas

Bahamas: Christopher Columbus’ first discovery was San Salvador or the Bahamas which he obviously found on the first voyage. Christopher Columbus left Spin with three ships: the Santa Maria, which was a larger ship, a carrack; the other 2 ships were small ships or caravels and were named the Pinta and the Nina. The Bahamas were sighted at 2 a.m. by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana who was aboard the Pinta. Columbus later found out that natives from this island had scars from other people trying to capture them. Columbus then thought of taking six men back to Spain with him, for he thought that they would make good servants because they replied very quickly; and because he assumed they had no religion and that they could become Christians.

 

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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Columbus was continuing his journey to the Great Antilles and stopped in Puerto Rico or what Columbus had named it back then San Juan Bautista. He had named San Juan Bautista in honor of Saint John the Baptist, which was later replaced by the new country name as Puerto Rico meaning Rich Port and named the capital San Juan. On November the 19^th, 1493 during Columbus’ second voyage one of the first times a European met a Native American since the time of Vikings is when Columbus’ crew members rescued to natives who had had just been castrated by their captors.

 

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: On November 22^nd, 1493 Columbus returned to Hispaniola so he could see the Fuerte de la Navidad or Christmas fort. The Christmas fort was built during his first voyage on the northern coast of Haiti. Fuerte de la Navidad was then wrecked as the natives, the Taino people destroyed it. Columbus then moved more than 100 kilometers to the east, where he then founded a new settlement. He called the new settlement La Isabela, with was also on the northern coast of Hispaniola but this time he was in the Dominican-Republic Although La Isabela was poorly located and shortly collapsed.

tobago

Tobago: Columbus had left Spain to the Portuguese island of Porto Santo; he’s wife’s native land, Fillipa Moniz. He then left Porto Santo to go to Madeira, and spent some time with the Portuguese captain João Gonçalves da Camara before leaving to the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. On July 31 Columbus landed on the south coast of the island Trinidad. From August 4^th to the 12^th he explored the Gulf of Paria which separates Trinidad and Venezuela. He also explored the mainlands of South America including the Ornico River. And as he was sailing through Chacahcare and Magharita Island he spotted an Island now a day called Tobago but Columbus had named it Bella Forma back then.

Haiti

Haiti: As Columbus was discovering the wonders of Cuba, he decided to navigate up the northeast coast of Cuba and later found Hispaniola or present-day Haiti. Once he had reached Haiti he had to abandon one of his ships the Santa Maria, the locals of Hispaniola told him to leave men behind Columbus left 39 men. He then went on into the villages with the natives. Having to abandon the ship and 39 crew members all happened on Christmas day 1492. He later came to name the settlement La Navidad. Before returning back to Spain Columbus Kidnapped about 25 natives and brought them back to Spain and used them as slaves.

Panama

Panama: Panama, Columbus’ final destination when he was exploring parts of Central America and the Caribbean, actually only Hispaniola and Jamaica. Columbus was  in Jamaica and stayed their for a brief period of time before he decided to leave to the Bay Islands, which is located off the coast of Honduras. It was here where Bartolomeo found a cano described as “as long as a galley,” the canoe was filled with cargo that came from an island nearby which was used by natives. On August 14 Columbus landed on American mainland Puerto Castilla which is located near Trujillo, Honduras. He then spent 2 months exploring the coasts of Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica before reaching his final destination Almirante Bay in Panama on October the 16^th.

Jamaica

Jamaica: Columbus had also visited Jamaica, which is located in the Caribbean as were most of the countries he explored and revisited during his expeditions. Columbus had only reached Jamaica, after he left Hispaniola and reached Cuba which he then named Juana. He then explored parts of Cuba; especially the southern coast which he believed was a peninsula rather than an island. Columbus also visited other islands such as Isle of Pines also know as La Evangelista; after visiting the rest of the islands on the way to Jamaica, he reached Jamaica on May 5. Columbus retraced the route he had taken from Hispaniola to Jamaica, through Cuba, Isle of Pines and other small islands, before he returned to Spain.

 

Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands: During a reckless exploration Columbus spotted the Cayman Islands after seeing how many see turtles where there and named Las Tortugas. He had spotted the Cayman Islands after he’s dreadful; journey where he lost one ship in the mouth of the Rio Belen. He had gone through this straight because of the advice the natives had given him from the other island he was on. But, luckily Columbus made it through the strait or river even though there was a great storm which greatly damaged the ship as well as the shipworms that only appear in tropical waters. After he spotted the Cayman Islands he then moved onto Cuba and then to Jamaica.

Bahamas

Bahamas: Christopher Columbus’ first discovery was San Salvador or the Bahamas which he obviously found on the first voyage. Christopher Columbus left Spin with three ships: the Santa Maria, which was a larger ship, a carrack; the other 2 ships were small ships or caravels and were named the Pinta and the Nina. The Bahamas were sighted at 2 a.m. by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana who was aboard the Pinta. Columbus later found out that natives from this island had scars from other people trying to capture them. Columbus then thought of taking six men back to Spain with him, for he thought that they would make good servants because they replied very quickly; and because he assumed they had no religion and that they could become Christians.

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