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Felipa dies of consumption and Christopher Columbus moves to Cadiz in Spain where he opens another shop supplying maps and charts.
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Columbus meets Dona Beatriz Enriquez de Arana from Cordova in Spain who he marries Columbus petitions his plans to the Spanish court but is refused any patronage
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Christopher and Dona Beatriz Enriquez have a son called Ferdinand ( 1488 - 1539), better known as Fernando
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August: He leaves Palos, Spain in search of the Indies on his ship which is called the Santa Maria. His son, Fernando accompanied Columbus. The other two ships were called the Pinta and the Nina
Martin Alonso Pinzon commanded the Pinta and his brother, Vicente Yanez Pinzon commanded the Nina. The three ships carried 120 men. September 8: The Voyages of Christopher Columbus on the Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta begin -
The ships reach the Canaries under favorable conditions
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At the Sargasso Sea the weather conditions change. Columbus keeps two log books to deceive the crew as to the real length of the voyage
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The crew become disgruntled
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False landfall is spotted
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The fleet reaches Cuba
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The Santa Maria sinks off the cost of Hispaniola but Christopher Columbus establishes the first Spanish settlement in the New World
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Bobadilla lands at Santo Domingo. Francisco de Bobadilla believes that Columbus and his brothers consider themselves rulers of the new country. He orders their imprisonment, where they were harshly held in irons. They are sent home in chains
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Fourth and final voyage of Christopher Columbus leaves from Cadiz, Spain, with four ships
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Christopher Columbus returns to Spain
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Christopher Columbus dies at the Spanish court at Valladolid.
