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Aug 3, 1492
The departure from palos de la frontera
colombus set sail from palos de la frontera Huelva with three ships -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493
The first travel of colombus
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Aug 12, 1492
Stopped in the Canary islands
The expedition stopped in the Canary islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
Leaves the Canary islands
Colombus´s expedition leaves the canary islands -
Oct 10, 1492
The sailors became impatient
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Colombus -
Oct 12, 1492
Land was spotted
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 -
Oct 28, 1492
Columbus arrived in Cuba
Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
The expedition reached
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they
encountered the indigenous Taíno peopl -
Dec 25, 1492
Columbus established
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa
María. -
1493
La Niña and la Pinta set
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind -
Mar 15, 1493
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries