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Arrival of Columbus' First Ship:
Christopher Columbus first landed on the island of Jamaica during his second voyage on May 5, 1494. As he sailed into the harbour of St. Ann's Bay, on the northern coast, a fleet of about seventy canoes, filled with Tainos, came out to meet him. In July 1494, after exploring present-day Cuba, Columbus sailed around Jamaica's southern coast. Columbus returned to Jamaica during his fourth voyage in 1503, where he spent almost a year waiting on ship repairs from Spaniards in Hispanioia. Stranded near what would become the settlement of New Seville in St. Ann's Parish, Columbus and his crew relied on the Tainos for provisions. |