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Aug 3, 1492
Set Sail
The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria ships set sail to new land from Palos, Spain. -
Oct 12, 1492
Land Ho
Columbus discovers America when land is sighted. He goes ashore on San Salvador in the Bahamas. -
Oct 29, 1492
Arrives in Cuba
Columbus Arrives in Cuba -
Nov 22, 1492
Oh no! Where's the Captain of the Pinta?
Martín Alonso Pinzón, captain of the Pinta, deserts the expedition off Cuba somewhere -
Dec 24, 1492
The Ship Sinks
Columbus' flagship, the Santa María is wrecked off Hispanola. -
Jan 6, 1493
The Captain Returns
Pinzón rejoins Columbus -
Jan 16, 1493
Leaving for Home
Columbus departs Hispaniola for Spain in the Niña -
Mar 5, 1493
Columbus is Home
Christopher Columbus arrives at Palos in Spain bringing his news of the New World.
