When Christopher Columbus's flagship, the Santa Maria, ran aground on Haitian reefs in 1492, the crew used its timbers to construct Fort Navidad, the island's earliest European structure. It was later destroyed by Arawak Indians.
1400. Antes de la llegada de los españoles la Isla se llamaba «Quisqueya» (madre de todas las tierras). Sus habitantes formaban cuatro grupos: lucayos, taínos, ciguayos y caribes. Los primeros pobladores eran pescadores y navegantes.
When Christopher Columbus's flagship, the Santa Maria, ran aground on Haitian reefs in 1492, the crew used its timbers to construct Fort Navidad, the island's earliest European structure. It was later destroyed by Arawak Indians.
