Europeans first encountered cacti when they arrived in the New World late in the 15th century.

The leading killer was smallpox, which arrived in the New World around 1510-1530.

Another group may have been the first Europeans to arrive in the New World: the Irish.

It was as if the map then came alive, and he saw the flood of people arriving in the New World.

He was 35 years old when he arrived in the New World.

On 1513, he became the first bishop to arrive in the New World.

Wanape died soon after arriving in the New World.

Most contemporary historians estimate that between 9.4 and 12 million Africans arrived in the New World.

Most commoners arrived in the New World with a single chest containing their clothes.

He was an aristocrat - a bit of a dandy, having arrived in the New World in a black velvet suit.