Before revision: .149212 October Taíno, Galibi and Ciboney etc.Christopher ColumbusSpanish EmpireUnknownBahamas and CubaFriendly, permission to leave 39 men behind given .1595 21 JulyPolynesiansÁlvaro de Mendaña de NeiraSpanish EmpireMarquesas IslandsFrench PolynesiaInitially friendly, but turning violent in the first encounter and leading to 200 local deaths in the first two weeks.
After revision: .149212 October Taíno, Galibi and Ciboney etc.Christopher ColumbusSpanish EmpireUnknownBahamas and CubaViolent, led to numerous deaths and enslavement of many indigenous inhabitants of the West Indies and their subjugation to extreme violence and brutality .1595 21 JulyPolynesiansÁlvaro de Mendaña de NeiraSpanish EmpireMarquesas IslandsFrench PolynesiaInitially friendly, but turning violent in the first encounter and leading to 200 local deaths in the first two weeks.