Columbus also sights the chain of the…

November 1493 CE

Columbus also sights the chain of the Virgin Islands, which he names Islas de Santa Úrsula y las Once Mil Vírgenes, "Islands of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins" (shortened, both on maps of the time and in common parlance, to Islas Vírgenes).

The largest he names Santa Cruz, meaning "Holy Cross" (later Saint Croix).

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Christiansted U S Virgins (American) Virgin Islands View →

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Christopher Columbus View → Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar View → Isabella I of Castile View → Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa View → Juan de la Cosa View → Martín Alonso Pinzón View →

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Arawak peoples (Amerind tribe) View → Kalinago (Amerind tribe) View → Lucayans View → Taíno View → Aragón, Kingdom of View → Aragon, Crown of View → Castile, Crown of View → Canary Islands (Castilian colony) View →

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Age of Discovery View → Canary Islands, conquest of the View → Colonization of the Americas, Spanish View → Spanish Golden Age View →

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Weapons View → Gem materials View → Strategic metals View → Slaves View → Sweeteners View → Land View → Tobacco View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Exploration View → Government View → Finance View →

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