Summary of Christopher Columbus - The Discovery Of America And What Happened After

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Christopher Columbus discovered America on October 11, 1492, but after his initial success, the voyage quickly went south. He was captured and sent to Spain, where he was never heard from again. Many Tainos died from harsh conditions and disease, while others committed suicide. The Taino culture continued to decline after Columbus' arrival, with the native population eventually disappearing.

• 00:00:00 Christopher Columbus discovered America on October 11, 1492, and the Spanish were welcomed with gifts of food and drink. The Taino people had never seen white men before and thought they were gods. Columbus spent the next two months looking for gold, but was unsuccessful. He then sailed east of Cuba and three ships under his command approached the second largest island in the Caribbean. The island was later called las paniolo (Spanish for "the pigs"). Just when Columbus was about to return to Spain, his ship the Santa Maria ran aground and sank. The Taino chief mechanic Ari told his people to help the Spanish and retrieve whatever salvageable items were available. A problem arose when all the sailors who had accompanied Columbus could not fit on the two remaining and smaller ships. A fort was built using the salvaged wood from the Santa Maria and 39 men were left behind. Shortly after Columbus set sail for Spain, he was given a fleet of seventeen ships and some soldiers. Upon arrival at La Navidad, Columbus found the fort burned to the ground and all 39 men he had left behind had been killed. It seems the sailors left behind had misbehaved in the form of rape and theft of anything they saw. One of the local leaders, Carnival
• 00:05:00 Christopher Columbus discovered America, but after his initial success, the voyage quickly went south. He was captured and sent to Spain, where he was never heard from again. Many Tainos died from harsh conditions and disease, while others committed suicide. Epidemics swept the island, and the Spaniards and Liza Bella started a rebellion against Columbus and his brothers. They were found guilty of numerous crimes and were executed. The Taino culture continued to decline after Columbus' arrival, with the native population eventually disappearing.