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