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1492-Dec.-25

1492-Dec.-25: The Santa Maria runs aground near modern-day Cap-Haïtien, leading to the construction of La Navidad.

1492-Dec.-25: The Santa Maria runs aground near modern-day Cap-Haïtien, leading to the construction of La Navidad. This settlement was built using salvaged timber from the ship and housed the first Spanish garrison in the Americas.

Source  ·  p. 18 Girard, Haiti: The Tumultuous History, 18