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Colombus set sail from Palos de la frontera,Huelva with three ships -
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The expedition stopped in the canary islands for repairs and finals provisions -
Colombus leave the canary islands -
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Colombus -
Land was spotted by a sailor called Rodrigo de triana aboard the pinta -
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), wheretheyencountered the indigenous Taíno people. -
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of theshiplaSantaMaría. -
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 stopinBayona),bringing news of their discoveries.