From the outset, the undertaking was beset by poor planning and provision, weak leadership, lack of demand for trade goods, devastating epidemics of disease and increasing shortage of food; it was finally abandoned after a siege by Spanish forces in April 1700.
The undertaking was beset by poor planning and provision. This was from the outset. The undertaking was beset by weak leadership. This was from the outset. The undertaking was beset by lack of demand for trade goods. This was from the outset. The undertaking was beset by devastating epidemics of disease. This was from the outset. The undertaking was beset by increasing shortage of food. This was from the outset. It was finally abandoned after a siege by Spanish forces in April 1700.