CHEAP CARIBBEAN HOLIDAYS

Christopher Columbus is a celebrated historical figure, renowned for his navigational brilliance in ‘finding’ the Caribbean islands and America for the West. Thanks to him, we can take our holidays to Cuba, Grenada, the Bahamas and even the USA, but how much do we hear about the mistakes he made?

Columbus Tours Cuba and Takes Souvenirs

We all know that when Cristóbal Colón embarked from Spain he was looking for something other than a place to take a holiday. Cuba actually got in the way of his quest for quick access to the Indies and the spice trade riches they possessed. So when Columbus and his convoy reached land after a voyage of more than two months, he got lucky when he found a different form of wealth: new land fit for colonisation and resources to claim for his country.

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