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Topic: Migration & settlement

The Dutch found what is now Georgetown, Guyana
October 10, 1720November 4, 2020

The Dutch found what is now Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown is now the country’s capital and largest urban center. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed the “Garden City of the Caribbean.”

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Abel Tasman becomes first European to explore New Zealand
December 13, 1642November 11, 2020

Abel Tasman becomes first European to explore New Zealand

Abel Tasman was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Tasmania and New Zealand, and to sight the Fiji islands.

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The Dutch establish first European settlement in modern-day Guyana
October 10, 1616November 4, 2020

The Dutch establish first European settlement in modern-day Guyana

n 1616 the Dutch established the first European settlement in the area of Guyana, a trading post twenty-five kilometers upstream from the mouth of the Essequibo River. Other settlements followed, usually a few kilometers inland on the larger rivers.

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The Tonga people settle in modern-day Zambia
August 4, 1300November 11, 2020

The Tonga people settle in modern-day Zambia

In the 12th century, waves of Bantu-speaking immigrants arrived during the Bantu expansion. Among them, the Tonga people (also called Ba-Tonga, “Ba-” meaning “men”) were the first to settle in Zambia and are believed to have come from the east near the “big sea”.

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Humans discover the islands currently known as New Zealand
June 10, 1300November 11, 2020

Humans discover the islands currently known as New Zealand

An international team of researchers spent 4 years on a study which shows conclusively that the earliest evidence for human colonization is about 1280-1300 AD.

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The Taíno people settle Cuba
June 26, 1250November 11, 2020

The Taíno people settle Cuba

At the time of European contact in the late fifteenth century, the Taíno were the principal inhabitants of most of Cuba.

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The Arawak people arrive on and settle the island of Hispaniola
July 30, 1200November 11, 2020

The Arawak people arrive on and settle the island of Hispaniola

The Arawak tribe originated in the Orinoco Delta, spreading from Venezuela. They traveled to Hispaniola around 1200 CE.

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The first settlement appears at the site of modern-day Moscow
July 15, 1100November 11, 2020

The first settlement appears at the site of modern-day Moscow

The first known reference to Moscow dates from 1147 as a meeting place of Yuri Dolgoruky and Sviatoslav Olgovich. At the time it was a minor town on the western border of Vladimir-Suzdal Principality.

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Erik the Red founds the first European settlement on Greenland
April 14, 1003November 11, 2020

Erik the Red founds the first European settlement on Greenland

Erik Thorvaldsson (c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer, described in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first settlement in Greenland.

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The Norse settle Greenland
April 5, 1003November 11, 2020

The Norse settle Greenland

Norsemen settled the uninhabited southern part of Greenland beginning in the 10th century, having previously settled Iceland to escape persecution from the King of Norway and his central government.

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