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The drop was caused mainly by the arrival of Old World diseases, but others died as a result of violent conflict or enslavement. Many of those who sailed with Columbus on his second voyage went on to play very important roles in the trajectory of history in the New World.
The gold, parrots, spices, and human captives Columbus displayed for his sovereigns at Barcelona convinced all of the need for a rapid second voyage. Columbus was now at the height of his popularity, and he led at least 17 ships out from Cádiz on September 25, 1493.
Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus [a] led four transatlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain to the Caribbean and to Central and South America. These voyages led to the widespread knowledge of the New World.
Columbus left from Cádiz in Spain for his second voyage (1493-1496) on September 24, 1493, with 17 ships and about 1200 men. His aim was to conquer the Taíno tribe and colonise the region. On October 13, the ships left the Canary Islands, following a more southerly course than on his first voyage.
The second voyage to the New World by Columbus began on September 24th, 1493 when Columbus and crew left Spain. Due to the success of his first voyage, and promises of wealth in the New World, Columbus was provided with 17 ships for his second trip.
1493–96: Second Voyage. Departing Spain in September 1493, Columbus leads at least 17 ships back to the Americas. He returns to Hispaniola, explores other Caribbean islands, and founds several cities. In 1494 Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas, dividing the Western Hemisphere between them.
On Christopher Columbus’s second voyage to the Americas, he enslaved the Indigenous people and forced them to mine for gold.
Columbus's second voyage [j] On 24 September 1493, Columbus sailed from Cádiz with 17 ships, and supplies to establish permanent colonies in the Americas. He sailed with nearly 1,500 men, including sailors, soldiers, priests, carpenters, stonemasons, metalworkers, and farmers.
The Second Voyage of Columbus. On his second voyage to the New World, Columbus commanded a sizable fleet of 17 ships. The expedition's primary objective was to explore and settle the new lands Columbus had discovered. Another significant goal was to Christianize any natives they encountered.
Unlike the exploratory first voyage, the second voyage was a massive colonization effort, comprising seventeen ships and over a thousand men. The second voyage brought European livestock (horses, sheep, and cattle) to America for the first time.