North America, 26 Dec 1492: First contacts
Full map view for mobile

Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 26 Dec 1492 (The Age of Columbus: First contacts), showing the following events: Columbus’ first explorations and return; La Navidad.

Middle

Mississippian

G r e a t P l a i n s

p e o p l e s

C e n t r a l A l g o n q u i a n p e o p l e s

T a í n o

c h i e f d o m s

G r e a t B a s i n

p e o p l e s

Northwest

Plateau

Peoples

Pacific Northwest Coast
Peoples

C a l i f o r n i a p e o p l e s

N o r t h e r n
A t h a b a s k a n
p e o p l e s

Iroquois

Confederacy

Eastern Algonquian
peoples

Southwest
peoples

C h i b c h a n
p e o p l e s

Pueblo
villages

South

Appalachian

Mississippian

H i s p a n i o l a

Plaque-
mine
culture

Southern
Plains
villagers

La Navidad(Sp. ft.)

12 Oct 1492–15 Mar 1493Columbus explores
Cuba and Hispaniola,
then returns

26 Dec 1492–25 Nov 1493Spanish fort briefly
established on Hispaniola

◀ Prev Next ▶

Terrain relief

Elevation tints

Events

Labels

Label outlines