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Spanish Conquest in the Caribbean
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When did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Caribbean?
1492.
Which island did Columbus establish as the first Spanish colony in the New World?
Hispaniola.
What was the primary motivation for Spanish exploration in the Caribbean?
Search for gold and riches.
Who were the native people encountered by Columbus in the Caribbean?
The Taino people.
What was the encomienda system?
A Spanish labor system that exploited indigenous people.
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