What happened to most of the European men Columbus left on the island of Hispanola?

Question 1 options:

A)
They found the Grand Khan (leader) of China, and began to trade with him.


B)
They stole tons of gold from the Taino, and stored it for Columbus’ return.


C)
They fought over gold and the Taino women, killed each other and were killed by the Taino.

Respuesta :

B. They stole tons of gold from the Taino, and stored it for Columbus' return.

Most of the European men fought over gold and the Taino women, killed each other and were killed by the Taino.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Columbus in the year of his first voyage, was forced to leave a good number of 39 men on an island named Hispanola. They were left on a very small place populated by few people and the name of this place was La Navidad.

When Columbus came back to the same area to meet his men, he got to know that his men had been raping the women of the local community and had angered the people of local community because of this reason.