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Christopher Columbus Arriving at Hispaniola

 

Theodore DeBry engraving

Theodore DeBry engraving

 

This Theodore DeBry engraving shows the first encounter between Europeans and Taínos, the indigenous population of the Caribbean, on the island of Hispaniola (later the Dominican Republic). The engraving consists of a series of trinities.

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