Christopher Columbus Discovers America - 1492
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3rd Aug, 1492 | First Voyage | Christopher Columbus departed on his first voyage from the Port of Palos |
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6th Sep, 1492 | Left Canary Islands | |
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12th Oct, 1492 | Arrived at Bahamas | Click Here to go to websiteArrive at the Bahamas where Christopher Columbus named five islands: San Salvador, Santa Maria de la Conception, Fernandina, Isabela, and Las Islas de Arena. |
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28th Oct, 1492 | Went to Cuba | |
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22nd Nov, 1492 | Captain Martin Alonso Pinzon-Captain of the Pinta | Click Here |
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5th Dec, 1492 | Arrive on Hispaniola | |
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24th Dec, 1492 | Columbus built a fort on La Navidad | |
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2nd Jan, 1493 | Columbus left the fort | Columbus left the fort and left about 40 men behind because the Nina did not have enough room. |
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6th Jan, 1493 | Columbus was reunited with the Pinta | |
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16th Jan, 1493 | Christopher Columbus headed for Spain | Click here |
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14th Feb, 1493 | The Pinta and Nina were separated during a fierce storm | |
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15th Mar, 1493 | The Pinta and Nina arrive separately in Palos ,Spain | |
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| 3rd Aug, 1492 to 6th Sep, 1492 |
Landed on Canary Islands | Columbus landed on Canary Islands first. He stayed there for 4 weeks. Not exactly sure when he landed. |
