Columbus actively participated in some pretty gruesome crimes himself, in his pursuit of profit. On Hispaniola, Columbus served as the governor of Spain's new territory. The Spanish colonizers ens ...

Of the estimated 250,000 natives in Hispaniola, Columbus' first stop in the Americas in 1492, new infectious diseases wiped out a staggering 236,000 indigenous people by 1517 — nearly 95% of ...

Columbus—who died in Valladolid, Spain in 1506—wanted to be buried across the ocean on the island of Hispaniola, which is today split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. His wish was ...

Columbus passed away in 1506 in an area that today comprises Spain. However, historical records suggest that he wished to be buried on the island of Hispaniola, that is present-day Haiti and the ...

Dr Livesey attacks the pirates who scatter. It turns out that Ben Gunn has the treasure and, with the Hispaniola in their possession, the friends can return to England with their new-found wealth.