Fourth voyage of Columbus
1502–1504 · Event
The 'High Voyage': barred from Hispaniola, Columbus coasts Central America hunting a strait to the Indian Ocean, loses his worm-eaten ships, and spends a final year marooned on Jamaica — where he awes the islanders back into provisioning his crew by predicting a lunar eclipse from his almanac. He comes home to die.
On these timelines: The Voyages of Columbus, Age of Exploration, Latin America, Spain, Master
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