Letter of Dr. Diego Alvarez Chanca about Columbus Landing, St. Croix, 1493
Activity Type: Written Document
The earliest written documentation about the Virgin Islands and the indigenous Virgin Islanders was created by three Spaniards who, after returning to Spain, wrote eyewitness accounts of the landing of Christopher Columbus’ fleet at St. Croix on November 14, 1493. A portion of the first of these letters, written…
