Places

Why didn’t Columbus settle in Costa Rica?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/why-didn’t-columbus-settle-costa-rica-217744.html" >Why didn’t Columbus settle in Costa Rica?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Although Columbus skirted the Costa Rican coast in 1502 resistance by the indigenous inhabitants and disease prevented the Spanish from establishing a permanent settlement until 1563 when Cartago was founded.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Costa Rica . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: Did Columbus visit the Costa Rican coast? What year did Columbus skirt the Costa Rican coast? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.