π Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492.
π The Spanish had their first contact with Native Americans in the Caribbean.
π―οΈ Columbus noticed a light that indicated the presence of land.
π Christopher Columbus and his crew landed somewhere in the Bahamas in 1492, claiming the land for Spain.
π΄ Upon landing, Columbus saw trees and diverse fruits, while the Taino people watched from behind trees and bushes.
π Columbus searched for gold for two months and later approached the second largest island in the Caribbean.
πΊοΈ Christopher Columbus discovered America and encountered the Taino tribe.
βοΈ The sailors left behind at La Navidad misbehaved, leading to their elimination by the Taino tribe.
π° Columbus vowed to retaliate and built more fortified places, including a city.
π Christopher Columbus arrived in America in 1493 and began to exploit the indigenous Taino people.
βοΈ The Tainos were forced to work in gold mines and provide a tribute of gold or cotton to the Spaniards.
π The Tainos suffered from violence, starvation, epidemics, and drastic population decline under Spanish rule.
π Christopher Columbus discovered America.
βοΈ Columbus and his brothers were found guilty of crimes against the natives and Spaniards.
π« Columbus was forbidden to visit a certain place but continued exploring the Caribbean.
π Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquest of America.
π Taino indigenous leaders who resisted the Spanish colonizers.
βοΈ Enrique, a resilient Taino leader who started a revolt against the Spaniards.
π The Tainos rebelled against the Spaniards, using guerrilla warfare tactics due to their better knowledge of the region.
πΊοΈ Spain's monarch granted the Tainos freedom and possession rights, and they settled in the mountains with their leader and followers.
π The Taino population rapidly declined due to European diseases, and by the end of the century, they were officially reported extinct.
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