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Montserrat
Lush mountain vegetation on Montserrat, Lesser Antilles.
Christopher Columbus sighted and named the island of Montserrat in 1493 during his second voyage to the Americas. While he is credited as the first European to encounter the island, it is important to acknowledge that indigenous peoples had already been living on Montserrat prior to his arrival.12