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Aug 3, 1492
the departure from palo de la fontera
columbus set sail from palos de la frontera , huelva, with three ships: la santa maria , la pinta y la niña -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493
the firt travel of colombor
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Aug 12, 1492
the expedition stopped in the canary islands
the expendition stopped in the stopped in the canary islands for final provisions and repains -
Sep 6, 1492
columbus expendition leave the canary islands
columbus expendition leave the canary islands -
Oct 10, 1492
The sailors
the sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
land was spotted by a sailor named rodrigo de triana aboard the pinta
Land was spotted by a sailor named rodrigo de triana aboard the Pinta. They reached the island pf guanahani ( which Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas -
Oct 28, 1492
Columbus arrived in Cuba
Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he belived to be the mainald of Asia. He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people. -
Dec 25, 1492
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa María. -
1493
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space -
Mar 15, 1493
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona), brining news of their discoveries