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Early settlement. Christopher Columbus visited Saint Kitts on his second voyage in 1493 and found it inhabited by Carib people. ... Nevis was also sighted by Columbus in 1493. The island's name derives from Columbus's description of the clouds atop Nevis Peak as las nieves, or “the snows,” when he sighted the island.