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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the name of the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.

La Isabela
historic site in the Dominican Republic
voyages by Christopher Columbus
1492–1504 voyages to the Americas; beginning of the Columbian exchange

La Navidad
fort on the northeast coast of Haiti
Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
Spanish 1493-1821 possession in the Caribbean
Diego de Arana
Governor: first documented European settlement in the New World/La Navidad