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Since [[1495]], the [[island]]s of the [[Caribbean]] have experienced ample [[hurricane]] activity; either being directly hit or significantly brushed.

==List of Caribbean hurricanes==
The following is a '''history of hurricane activity in the Caribbean''':

*[[1495]] - [[Christopher Columbus]] encounters a hurricane near [[Hispaniola]]. He reported that “Nothing but the service of [[God]] or the [[Monarchy]]” would he permit himself exposure to such a storm again.
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*[[September 25]], [[1785]] - Violent hurricane lashes Puerto Rico.
*[[August 15]], [[1788]] - Hurricane seriously affects Puerto Rico.
*[[September 21]], [[1804]] - Hurricane known as San Mateo II devastates Puerto Rico.  This hurricane would linger on in people's minds for many generations after as one 
of the most violent hurricanes to ever make landfall in Puerto Rico.  Many deaths were attributed to this storm.
*[[August 17]]-[[August 19|19]], [[1807]] - Hurricane traverses Puerto Rico slowly across 50 hours.  Many people and livestock drown.
*[[July 23]], [[August 21]], [[1812]] - Two hurricanes greatly impact Puerto Rico one after the other.  Severe damage occurs.  Much flooding.
*[[July 23]], [[1813]] - Hurricane crosses Puerto Rico.
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[[Category:Atlantic hurricanes| ]]
[[Category:Lists of tropical cyclones|Caribbean]]


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