'On November 19, 1493, during his second voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in Puerto Rico. The indigenous Taíno culture dominated the island... By 1520 the Taíno presence had almost vanished.' gsp.yale.edu/case-studies/c…
Lotta folks for some reason think Columbus never landed in what would become the US, ie:
https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/status/1446622254075367433?s=20
Columbus also reached the US Virgin Islands, leading to ‘the first armed clash between Europeans and American natives.’ nps.gov/nr/travel/prvi…
…which is why stuff like this is completely incorrect.
Columbus absolutely reached what would become the US—and helped decimate Indigenous American populations quickly thereafter.
Columbus absolutely reached what would become the US—and helped decimate Indigenous American populations quickly thereafter.
https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1447589178724782086?s=20
This is it. Puerto Rico’s been American for most of US history! US Virgin Islands have been American for over a century! (And Columbus reached both!)
https://twitter.com/Bob4Florida/status/1447684005202173961?s=20
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