Hispaniola
Hispaniola (from
spanish,
La Espaņola) is the second-largest
island of the
Antilles, lying east of
Cuba.
Christopher Columbus arrived there in
1492, and in
1493 founded the first
Spanish colony in the
New World on it.
On
March 10,
1496 Columbus left the island for
Spain, ending his sixth visit to the
Western Hemisphere.
Haiti, which comprises a third of the total area, is situated in the
western side, the
Dominican Republic which comprises two thirds of Hispaniola is situated in the eastern side.
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