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