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Columbus det sail from Palos de la Frontera,Huelva,with three ships:la Santa María,la Pinta,and la Niña -
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The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs. -
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands. -
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus. -
Land was spotted by a salior named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.They reached the island of Guanahani (which Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas. -
Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia.He named it Juana. -
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people. -
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa María. -
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space. -
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona ), bringing news of their discoveries.