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Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera,Huelva,with tree ships:la Santa María,la Pinta,and la Niña -
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The expidition 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 mutiny against Columbus -
Land was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.They reached the island of Guanahani(which Columbus named San Salvador)in the Bahamas -
Columbus arrived Cuba,which he believed to be the mainland of Asia.He named it Juana. -
The expidition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Columbus established the settlement of la Navidad in Hispaniola,build with the remains of the ship la Santa María -
La niña arrived in Palos de Frontera ,followed shortly by la Pinta(which previously had stop in Bayona),bringing news of their dicoveries -
La niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain,leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space.