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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 final provisions and repairs -
Colombus´s expedition leaves the canary islands -
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Colombus -
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 Bahama -
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 peopl -
Columbus established 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 -
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries