Chriscolumbus

Christopher Columbus's Journey

By shainaa2009
  • Voyage Begins!
    Sep 8, 1492

    Voyage Begins!

    Christopher Columbus begins his voyage with his three boats, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
  • Period: Sep 8, 1492 to Jan 16, 1493

    Voyage #1

  • Sep 15, 1492

    Columbus reaches the Canaries

  • Sep 20, 1492

    Columbus reaches the Sargasso Sea

    The weather is becomes unfavorable
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Pinta reaches Watling's Island in the Bahamas, West Indies

    They name the island San Salvador
  • Oct 28, 1492

    Columbus reaches Cuba

  • Dec 5, 1492

    The Santa Maria sinks

  • Dec 5, 1492

    Columbus establishes the first Spanish settlement in the New World

  • Jan 16, 1493

    Starts journey back to Spain

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