Hispaniola
Hispaniola is the second-largest
island of the
Antilles, lying east of
Cuba.
Christopher Columbus arrived there in
1492, and in
1493 founded the first
Spanish colony in the
New World on it.
On March 10, 1496 Columbus left the island for Spain, ending his sixth visit to the Western Hemisphere.
Haiti, which comprises a third of the total area, is situated in the western side, the Dominican Republic which comprises two third of the Hispaniola is situated in the eastern side.