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Headword Date Article Type
Barker, Mary Anne 1831 - 1911 P
Columbus' voyage of discovery financed by Ferdinand of Spain 1492 T Note
Columbus reaches the Bahamas 1492 T Note
Inhabitants of Hispaniola forced by Columbus to pay tribute to Spain 1495 T
First Spanish settlement in the western hemisphere established by Columbus 1496 T
Columbus's third voyage 1498 T Note
Spanish settlers and natives revolt against the rule of Columbus in Hispaniola 1499 T
Spanish enslave natives of Hispaniola 1508 T
San Juan founded 1509 T Note
Shocking eye-witness accounts of the behaviour of Spanish colonists in Cuba by Bartolome de las Casas 1514 T
Havana established by the Spanish in Cuba 1515 T
John Hawkins and Francis Drake are trapped by Spanish ships in the West Indies 1568 T Note
Sir Humphrey Gilbert's expedition to the West Indies fails 1579 T Note
Santo Domingo forced to pay tribute after a surprise attack by Francis Drake 1586 T
Francis Drake dies in the Caribbean 1596 T
First English Settlement in the West Indies 1624 T Note
French occupy the Antilles and Cayenne 1625 T Note
Charles I grants Lord Carlisle the settlement of the Caribbean Islands 1627 T Note
English adventurers acquire the Isle of Nevis 1628 T Note
Tortuga, off Hispaniola, is settled by pirates 1630 T Note

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