Second Voyage of Columbus to the Americas (1493)
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Spain, North America | 1493 |
Columbus makes second and most elaborately outfitted of his four voyages to the Lesser Antilles and Cuba; sailed a more southerly route after depoarting Canaries, making Caribbean landfall in Lesser Antiles (15 degrees North Lat); remains in Caribbean for two years trying to bring order to Spain's empire-in-the-making
Sources
Robert A. McCaugheyRelated People
Christopher ColumbusRelated Events
First Voyage of Columbus to the Americas (1492)Third Voyage of Columbus to the Americas (1498)
Fourth Voyage of Columbus to the Americas (1502)
Toscanelli Estimate of Distance from Portugal to China (1474)
Compiler
Peter Richards