... gold here, and his exploration continued by sea to Ayti, modern day Haiti. Columbus got here on December 6, and he renamed this island to La Isla Espaa ±ola, or Hispaniola. He believed that he was in Cipango, modern day Japan. This land, unlike Cuba, was rich with ... Spanish settlers dead, victims of native resistance who did not like their plans of colonizing. More fortified settlements were built, including one named La Isabela, in honor of the queen, Columbus declared himself governor of Hispaniola. He intended it to be a trading post for European settlers ... Hispaniola was the ri...

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... he named Isabella, Columbus made his first serious blunder. Isabella never prospered, and Columbus paid it little attention," (Parry, 349). In Columbus's second voyage, he returned to his colony of La Navidad on November 27, 1493. The fort was completely destroyed, and all men were killed. The settlers fought among themselves about local women. They were also killed by the Taà ... entrepreneur, and an greedy imperialist. This is not an opinion, it's a fact. In Columbus' third voyage, he and his brother were arrested and sent back to Spain by commissioner Francisco de Bobadilla for his ...

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