Epidemics, Slavery, Massacres, and Indigenous Resistance 1492-1599

1493

Spanish monarchy supports Columbus’ second voyage for gold and slaves

Map of the second voyage of Cristopher Columbus. Image: Keith Pickering
Map of the second voyage of Cristopher Columbus. Image: Keith Pickering

Queen Isabella and the King of Spain agree to supply Columbus with 17 ships, 1,200 colonists, 300 soldiers, and 34 horses for a second expedition to the New World in search of gold and slaves (Nies, 1996).

Traumatic Event

Settler Colonial Policy

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