Columbus charted Martinique without landing on it in 1493, during his first voyage, but Spain was not interested in the territory. He found himself on the island only in 1502 and spent three days there.
The indigenous inhabitants then called Martinique "Matinino". Columbus learned from the inhabitants of San Salvador that the island of Matinino was entirely inhabited by women, who were visited by Caribbean men at certain times of the year. If these women gave birth to sons, they placed them under the care of their fathers.
