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People: Alfonso II of Asturias
Topic: “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851
Location: Neapolis > Naples > Napoli Campania Italy

Columbus inadvertently starts a small settlement on …

Years: 1396 - 1539
Columbus inadvertently starts a small settlement on the north coast of Hispaniola when his flagship, the Santa Maria, wrecks off the Mole St. Nicolas on his first voyage.

When he returns a year later, no trace of the settlement appears—and the former welcome and hospitality of the natives has changed to suspicion and fear.