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The islands that became the Spanish West Indies were the focus of the voyages of the Spanish expedition of Christopher Columbus in America. Largely due to the familiarity that Spaniards gained from Columbus's voyages, the islands were also the first lands to be permanently colonized by Europeans in the Americas.
The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet (Spanish: Flota de Indias, also called silver fleet or plate fleet; from the Spanish: plata meaning "silver"), was a convoy system of sea routes organized by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790, which linked Spain with its territories in the Americas across the Atlantic.
Disestablishments in the Spanish West Indies (3 C) E. Establishments in the Spanish West Indies (3 C) H. Hispaniola (7 C, 5 P) P. Royal governors of Puerto Rico (11 P)
"West Indies" or "West India" was a part of the names of several companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, including the Danish West India Company, the Dutch West India Company, the French West India Company, and the Swedish West India Company. [14] West Indian is the official term used by the U.S. government to refer to people of the West ...
1492–1499: Christopher Columbus, as governor and viceroy of the West Indies 1499–1502: Francisco de Bobadilla, as governor of the West Indies 1502–1509: Nicolás de Ovando, as governor of the West Indies 1509–1518: Diego Columbus, as governor of the West Indies until 1511, thereafter as viceroy
The West Indies (red), which includes the Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago. The Antilles [1] is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east. The Antillean islands are divided into two smaller groupings: the Greater Antilles and the ...
The Spanish repulsed this poorly-executed attack known as the Siege of Santo Domingo, however, and the English troops were soon decimated by disease. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Weakened by fever and looking for an easy victory following their defeat at Santo Domingo, the English force then sailed for Jamaica, the only Spanish West Indies island that ...
History of the Spanish West Indies (1492–1898) — the Spanish colonial territories in the Caribbean region. Within the Viceroyalty of New Spain , based in colonial México, from 1521 to 1821. Subcategories