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Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta, and la Niña. -
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs. -
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands. -
The sailors became impatient and were about to munity against Columbus
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Lands was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta. They reached the island of Guanahani (wich Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas. -
Columbus arrived at Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana. -
The epedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people. -
Columbus esablished the settlement of la Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa María.
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La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behing due to the lack of space. -
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la la Pinta (which previously has stopped in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries.
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