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Sep 1, 1493
The second voyage
The King and Queen sent him on second voyage in September 1493 with 17 ships. -
Nov 1, 1493
Horrors in Hispaniola
Upon returning to Hispaniola, the 39 men were killed. Columbus went to take gold from the people that killed his men and this led to fighting. -
Dec 1, 1493
Slaves :(
Columbus sent 500 Taino back to Spain to work as slaves. Remaining Taino had to mine gold. -
Dec 2, 1493
What about the others?
50,000 Taino natives died due to starvation, suicide, disease, amputation and war. -
Feb 1, 1494
Colombus is in trouble
Columbus went back to Spain to justify his actions to the King and Queen, leaving his brother in charge.