Santa Cruz colony

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Santa Cruz colony was a short-lived late 16th-century Spanish settlement attempt in the Solomon Islands led by explorer Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial settlement
failed colony
causeOfDestruction conflict with local inhabitants
disease
food shortages
country Spanish Empire
endTime 1595
expeditionShip San Felipe
San Jerónimo
Santa Catalina
Santa Isabel
foundedBy Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
governingBody Spanish colonial authorities
hasLanguage Spanish
hasType overseas settlement
heritage early European attempt at colonization in the Solomon Islands
historicalRegion Melanesia
leader Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
locatedIn Solomon Islands
locatedInArchipelago Santa Cruz Islands
locatedOn Nendö Island
namedBy Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
partOf second Pacific voyage of Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
precededBy first voyage of Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira to the Solomon Islands (1568)
purpose establish a permanent Spanish colony in the South Pacific
religion Roman Catholicism
result abandonment of settlement
significantEvent death of Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
startTime 1595
timePeriod late 16th century

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