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Collumbus set sail from Palos de la frontera,Huelva,with three ships. la Santa Maria,la Pinta and la Niña -
The expedition stopped in the Canary islands for final provisions and repairs -
Collumbus leaves the Canary Islands -
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against collumbus -
Land was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.The reahed the island of Guanahani
( which Collumbus named San Salvador ) in the Bahamas -
Collumbus arrived at Cuba which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
They reached the island of Hispaniola( present day Dominican Republic and Haiti ) where they encountered the indigenous Taino people -
La Niña and La pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space -
La Niña arrived in Palos de Frontera, followed shortly by La Pinta ( which previously had stopped in Bayona ), Bringing news of their discoveries.