Andros, The Bahamas
Pre-Columbian and Spanish eras: MOS:INDIGENOUS
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Pre-Columbian and Spanish eras === |
=== Pre-Columbian and Spanish eras === |
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The [[Lucayans]], a subgroup of the [[Taíno people]], were |
The [[Lucayans]], a subgroup of the [[Taíno people]], were Indigenous to The Bahamas at the time of European encounter. Archeological artefacts and remains have been found in both Morgan's Cave on North Andros, and in the Stargate Blue Hole on South Andros.{{cite web|title=First Ever Lucayan Canoe Found in The Bahamas|url=http://www.blueholes.org/The%20Rob%20Palmer%20Blue%20Holes%20Foundation/Archeological%20finds.html|publisher=The Roue Holes Foundationb Palmer Bl}} The population of The Bahamas is estimated to have been approximately 40,000 Lucayan-Taínos when the Spanish arrived in the region. |
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Spain claimed the Bahamas after Columbus' arrival on the islands — his first landfall in the Western Hemisphere may have been on the Bahamian island of San Salvador. The Italian explorer [[Amerigo Vespucci]], for whom the Americas are named, came on a Spanish charter and spent four months exploring The Bahamas in 1499–1500. He mapped a portion of the eastern shore of Andros Island. |
Spain claimed the Bahamas after Columbus' arrival on the islands — his first landfall in the Western Hemisphere may have been on the Bahamian island of San Salvador. The Italian explorer [[Amerigo Vespucci]], for whom the Americas are named, came on a Spanish charter and spent four months exploring The Bahamas in 1499–1500. He mapped a portion of the eastern shore of Andros Island. |
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