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Columbus set sail, from Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) with three ships: la Niña, la Pinta y la Santa María. -
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The expedition stopped in Canary islandsfor final provisions and repairs -
Columbus expedition leaves the Canary Islands -
the sailors became impatientand were about to munity against columbus -
land was stopped by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard te pinta. They reached the island of Guahanani -
wich he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
build with the remains of the ship La Santa María -
leaving about 40 crew members behinddue to the lack of space -
followed shorty by la Pinta bringing news of their discoveries