From Columbus's first voyage in 1492 to the rise of European settlements by 1592, this video traces the early colonization of the Americas. Learn how exploration, conquest, and conflict shaped the ...

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the most consequential expeditions in history. He and his crew spent more ...

Columbus made four voyages to America, during which he explored an astonishingly large area of the Caribbean and a part of the northern coast of South America. At every island the first thing he ...

Martin and Vicente were captains, respectively, of the Pinta and Nina on Columbus’ first voyage in 1492. Six years later, around the time of Columbus’ third voyage, Vicente Pinzon set off from ...

In 1497, Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci departed on his first voyage to the New World. In 1503, Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the Cayman Islands, and named them Las ...