Friday October 12, 1492, Christopher Colombus and his companions land on a small island of the archipelago of Bahamas, the island of Guanahani which they name San El Salvador. At the beginning of November the fleet lies in front of Cuba. Christopher Colombus sends to ground two of his sailors, Rodrigo de Jerez and Luis de Torrès. They will be the first Europeans to discover the island. It is during the first expedition of Christopher Colombus that tobacco will be discovered. During the following expeditions, many plants, completely unknown to Europeans were discovered, such as corn, bean, potato, pumpkin, cotton, vanilla, pineapple, hevea, strawberry, pepper, avocado, Jerusalem artichoke, etc... In addition, innumerable decorative plants were also discovered like begonia, dahlia, petunia, nasturtium, philodendron...

Come to discover, close to traditional curing sheds, some of these varieties which you will find presented in the botanical garden.