Celebrated on the second Monday in October, Columbus Day has been observed since 1792. While celebrating Italian explorer Christopher Columbus's 1492 landing in the New World, learn why this holiday has always generated debate.

Sail through the beautiful islands of the Caribbean and discover a rich and complex history. Long before explorers arrived, Indigenous peoples like the Taíno and Carib lived on these islands with unique cultures and traditions. Later,...

Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Two countries that share an island, and little else. Because while Haiti has been making international headlines of late surrounding its current anarchy, the Dominican Republic is an otherwise pretty...

Learn about the history of the Caribbean Islands, from the lifestyle of the islander people to the discovery and settlement by Europe to tourism today.

This video covers the third and fourth voyages of Christopher Columbus. His third voyage led him to the South American continent, though he didn’t realize it. On his final voyage, he explored Central America, facing harsh conditions...

This video follows Christopher Columbus’s second voyage to the New World in 1493, where he led 17 ships and 1,200 people. Upon returning to Hispaniola, he discovered that the men he left behind had been killed. The settlers faced...

This video recounts Christopher Columbus’s first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492. With three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, Columbus and his crew set sail, eventually landing on an island he named San Salvador, believing...

Cultural Impact of Early Exploration explains the cultural impact of exploration by researching the travels of Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Sir Francis Drake.

Spanish Exploration of the New World investigates the Spanish exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.

1492 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola and begins enslaving its people. European diseases and brutal working conditions bring the indigenous population to the brink of extinction. Over the next three hundred...

(1492) - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola and begins enslaving its people. European diseases and brutal working conditions bring the indigenous population to the brink of extinction. Over the next three hundred...

The venomous mammal club is so small you’d think they’d all be closely related, but it turns out solenodons have been doing their own thing for a very long time.

(1492) - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola and begins enslaving its people. European diseases and brutal working conditions bring the indigenous population to the brink of extinction. Over the next three hundred...

Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video looks at the impact of Spanish missions to North America and how many Native...

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El ciclón Fred se degradó de tormenta a depresión tropical el miércoles a su paso por la isla caribeña La Española, que comparten Haití y República Dominicana, informó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) de Estados Unidos en su último...