1492-Dec.-05
1492-Dec.-05: Christopher Columbus lands on the northern coast of the island and names it La Isla Española.
1492-Dec.-05: Christopher Columbus lands on the northern coast of the island and names it La Isla Española. He encountered a thriving indigenous society that would soon face the devastating effects of colonization.
Source · p. 17
Girard, Haiti: The Tumultuous History, 17