In 1504, Christopher Columbus, on his fourth trans-Atlantic voyage, was stranded on the shores of Jamaica, with his ships crawling with marine worms and his crew hungry. The Indigenous Arawak people, ...

Columbus deceitfully warned the Arawak people that his god would extinguish the moon in anger if they did not help him by providing food and supplies.

Christopher ... Columbus’s expedition as an opportunity to expand Spain’s trading network into the Indies’ lucrative economy. Proponents of the Catholic Church, the monarchy also hoped the ...

One of the most famous explorers was Christopher Columbus. He lived over 500 years ago. Columbus wanted to travel to China and India, countries known as ‘The Indies’ which were full of wealth.