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Columbus's Second Voyage
On September 25, 1493, Christopher Columbus set sail from Cádiz, Spain with seventeen ships and about 1,200 men, launching a large-scale colonial exp…
Timeline
- 1493Cádiz · AndalusiaColumbus led seventeen ships with about 1,200 crew, soldiers, and colonists out of Cádiz, the largest transoceanic expedition to date.
- 1493–1494Lesser Antilles · Lesser AntillesThe fleet reached islands such as Dominica, then continued north to explore Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and the southern coast of Cuba, systematically mapping the area and making contact with local indigenous peoples.
- 1493–1494North coast of Hispaniola · HispaniolaThe town of Isabella was founded on the north coast of Hispaniola as Spain's first permanent colonial outpost in the Americas, launching large-scale settlement and extraction.
Sources
- Columbus's Second Voyage https://www.loc.gov/collections/columbus-maps/articles-and-essays/columbuss-second-voyage/
- Journal of the Second Voyage of Columbus — Bartolomé de las Casas (transcriber)