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[[Christopher Columbus]]' ship, the ''Santa Maria'', ran aground on the island of Haiti on Christmas eve, Dec. 24, 1492. Columbus named the settlement la Navidad.  Leaving 40 men, Columbus then departed and promised to return the next year.  

One of [[Christopher Columbus]]'s ships, the ''Santa Maria'', ran aground on the island of [[Haiti]] on [[Christmas]] eve, Dec. 24, 1492. Columbus named the settlement la Navidad (spanish for ''Christmas'').  Leaving 40 men, Columbus then departed and promised to return the next year.  

Columbus wrote this to Spain's monarchs: "In all the world there can be no better or gentler people. Your Highnesses should feel great joy, because presently they will be Christians, and instructed in the good manners of your realms."

Columbus wrote this to Spain's monarchs: "In all the world there can be no better or gentler people. Your Highnesses should feel great [[joy]], because presently they will be [[Christian]]s, and instructed in the good manners of your realms."