Carib people
At first the Carib people were friendly, but later they attacked the new settlers. After a truce, Nicholl's party, nineteen in all, rigged and provisioned one of their periaguas, and on 26 September they left Saint Lucia. On 5 October they were wrecked on a barren island just off the mainland. Having patched up their canoe, five of the party embarked for the mainland (Venezuela), but Nicholl and his comrades suffered from hunger and thirst on the island for fifteen days. They were ultimately rescued by the Spaniards and taken to Tocuyo, and then to Santa Ana de Coro.