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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sails from Palos de la Frontera
Columbus set sail, from Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) with three ships: la Niña, la Pinta y la Santa María. -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493
The First Travel by Columbus
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Aug 12, 1492
Stopped in Canary Islands
The expedition stopped in Canary islandsfor final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
Departure Canary Islands
Columbus expedition leaves the Canary Islands -
Oct 10, 1492
Sailors about to mutiny
the sailors became impatientand were about to munity against columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
The expedition reached to Guahanani
land was stopped by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard te pinta. They reached the island of Guahanani -
Oct 28, 1492
Columbus arrived in Cuba
wich he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
The expedition reached the islands of Hispanola
where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Dec 25, 1492
Columbus stabilished the setlement of La Navidad
build with the remains of the ship La Santa María -
Jan 1, 1493
La Niña and La Pinta back to Spain
leaving about 40 crew members behinddue to the lack of space -
Mar 15, 1493
La niña arrived in Palos de la frontera
followed shorty by la Pinta bringing news of their discoveries