1. Meets Guacanagaríx at La Navidad

    · La Navidad site area, northern Haiti

    Meets Guacanagaríx at La Navidad
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    After the Santa María grounded, Columbus met the local cacique Guacanagaríx and arranged to leave a Spanish garrison built from the wreck. The exact archaeological location of La Navidad remains uncertain; coordinate is a representative point near proposed sites east of Cap-Haïtien.

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