2007-01-31 15:27:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Puerto Rico
Christpher Columbus did not discover anywhere. When he arrived there were natives (Arawaks/Tainos/Caribs) already living there.
The other islands he arrived at and claimed for Spain were:
Jamaica
Trinidad
Dominica
Cuba
Dominican Republic or Hispaniola
2007-02-02 03:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by roast_breadfruit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To name a few.
On his second voyage to the Americas in 1493
Christopher Columbus discovered the Virgin Islands, Jamaica discovered by Christopher Columbus,Curacao is the largest island of the Netherlands Antilles located in the south Caribbean Sea. It was discovered in 1499 by one of Christopher ...
Discovered the windward and leeward Islands that bound the eastern Caribbean,
Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman First visited and discovered by Christopher Columbus May 10, 1503 during his fourth and final voyage to the New World
Trinidad, one of the Caribbean Islands, was
discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1498
Swan Islands two islets (Greater and Lesser Swan) in the Caribbean Sea, 97 miles (156 km) north of Honduras. Discovered by Christopher Columbus on St. Anne's day in 1502,
2007-02-01 06:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by moglie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dominican Republic.
2007-02-01 09:45:41 · answer #3 · answered by SANDRA Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hispaniola
2007-01-31 15:56:27 · answer #4 · answered by Sanmigsean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is his website to read about his voyages..
http://www.columbusnavigation.com/
2007-01-31 15:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by tshark44 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋