The discovery of Americaa

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  • the departure from Palos de la Frontera
    Aug 3, 1492

    the departure from Palos de la Frontera

    Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta, and laNiña
  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493

    The first traver of Colombus

  • Stop in the Canary islan
    Aug 12, 1492

    Stop in the Canary islan

    The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs
  • leaves to island canary
    Sep 6, 1492

    leaves to island canary

    Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands.
  • sailors impatient to munity against colombus
    Oct 10, 1492

    sailors impatient to munity against colombus

    The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus
  • the discovery of guanahani
    Oct 12, 1492

    the discovery of guanahani

    Land was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta. They reached the islandof Guanahani(which Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas
  • colombus arribal in cuba mistaking it for asia
    Oct 28, 1492

    colombus arribal in cuba mistaking it for asia

    Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana.
  • arribal in hispaniola and the taíno encounter
    Dec 6, 1492

    arribal in hispaniola and the taíno encounter

    The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), wheretheyencountered the indigenous Taíno people
  • colombus founds la navidad
    Dec 25, 1492

    colombus founds la navidad

    Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of theshiplaSantaMaría
  • niña and pinta return,leaving in 40 behind
    1493

    niña and pinta return,leaving in 40 behind

    La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space.
  • the arribal of la niña and la pinta in palos
    Jan 15, 1493

    the arribal of la niña and la pinta in palos

    La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stopinBayona),bringing news of their discoveries.