dec 21, 1589 - 1590 - Lost Colonists - Virginia Land abandoned and pillaged

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1590: White’s return was delayed due to war with English, and once he returned, he discovered the land had been abandoned and robbed (pillaged).
Lost colony: oldest theories supported the idea that maybe the Spanish had killed these colonists. However, most recent theories seem to have discovered that this group of people arrived in the driest 7-year period in 770 years; some may have gone south, while others north, and may have been killed by natives.

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