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Discovery of Cuba

Spain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1492–1511Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1492

Christopher Colombus23 October 1492

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Sets sail for Cuba from San Salvador

1511

Hernan del Cortez Valle de Oaxaca1511

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Sets sail for Cuba as an officer under Velasquez

Names involved

Christopher ColombusHernan del Cortez Valle de Oaxaca

Provenance

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