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The fourth voyage of Columbus was a Spanish maritime expedition in 1502–1504 to the western Caribbean Sea led by Christopher Columbus.The voyage, Columbus's last, failed to find a western maritime route to the Far East, returned relatively little profit, and resulted in the loss of many crew men, all the fleet's ships, and a year-long marooning in Jamaica.
The Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1493 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic) after the initial 1492 voyage of Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus under license from Queen Isabella I of Castile. These overseas territories of the Spanish Empire were under the jurisdiction of Crown of Castile ...
Little Christopher Columbus is a burlesque opera in two acts, with music by Ivan Caryll and Gustave Kerker and a libretto by George R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh. It opened on 10 October 1893 at the Lyric Theatre in London and then transferred to Terry's Theatre , [1] running for a total of 421 performances, which was a very successful run at the time.
Pinta (ship) The Pinta is one of the ships Christopher Columbus sailed to the new world. The others were the Niña and the Santa Maria . Categories: 15th century in Spain. Sailing ships.
Statue of Christopher Columbus. Statue of Christopher Columbus may refer to: Statue of Christopher Columbus (Astoria, Queens), New York City, U.S. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Atlantic City, New Jersey), U.S. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Baltimore), Maryland, U.S. Statue of Christopher Columbus (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), U.S.
Meaning. The word " Colombia " is named after Christopher Columbus, the explorer who began the European colonization of the Americas . In 1819, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama declared independence from Spain, and formed a country called "Gran Colombia". Venezuela and Ecuador separated in 1830. Panama continued to be part of Colombia ...
History of Jamaica. The Caribbean Island of Jamaica was initially inhabited in approximately 600 AD or 650 AD by the Redware people, often associated with redware pottery. [1] [2] [3] By roughly 800 AD, a second wave of inhabitance occurred by the Arawak tribes, including the Tainos, prior to the arrival of Columbus in 1494. [1]
