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Columbus set sail from Palos de la frontera, Huelva,with three ships: la Santa María,la Pinta and la Niña -
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The expedition stopped in the Canary islands for final provisions and repairs -
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary islands -
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus -
Land was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta. They reached the island of Guanahani (Which Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas -
Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia.He named it Juana -
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican republic and Haiti),where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Columbus stablished the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa María -
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space -
La Niña arrived in Palos de la frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta(which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries