Polity Igneri

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A culture or possibily a proto-state in the lesser Antilles created by the Igneri, an andigenous Arawak population.

Establishment

  • January 2: Igneri pottery indicates that people's presence on the island of St. Croix from 1 AD.

Chronology

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1. Spanish wars of colonization in the Americas

Were a series of expeditions and military campaigns by Spanish conquistadores and discoverers to conquer territories in central and southern America.

1.1. Voyages of Christopher Columbus

Between 1492 and 1504, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus led four Spanish transatlantic maritime expeditions in the Americas. The first voyage marked the European discovery of the American Continent and is also widely considered the end of the Middle Ages.

  • November 1493: In 1493, Christopher Columbus landed on Saint-Croix (Santa Cruz) during his second voyage to the Americas. He claimed the territory for Spanish America, marking the beginning of European colonization in the Caribbean.

Disestablishment

  • November 1493: In 1493, Christopher Columbus landed on Saint-Croix (Santa Cruz) during his second voyage to the Americas. He claimed the territory for Spanish America, marking the beginning of European colonization in the Caribbean.