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Christopher Columbus landed on Guadeloupe on November 4, 1493. Though originally called Karukéra (Island of Beautiful Waters) by the Carib Indians, he named the island after the famous sanctuary of Santa Maria de Guadalupe de Estremadura. Lacking gold and silver, Europeans did not take a great interest in the island until the 17th century. For a brief period the Spanish had tried to settle Guadeloupe, but they were stopped by the ferocious Carib Indians.
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Guadeloupe, in the West Indies about 300 mi (483 km) southeast of Puerto Rico, was explored by Columbus in 1493. It consists of the twin islands of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre and five dependencies—Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, La Désirade, St. Barthélemy, and the northern three-fifths of St. Martin. The volcano Soufrière (4,813 ft; 1,467 m)... called La Grande Soufrière, is the highest point on Guadeloupe.
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During his second trip to America Christopher Columbus became the first European to land on Guadeloupe on 14 November 1493. He called it Santa Maria de Guadalupe de Estremudura, after a Spanish monastery.
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