the discovery of america

  • Aug 3, 1492

    the departure from palos de la frontera

    the departure from palos de la frontera
    columbus set sail from palos de la frontera , huelva, whith three ships
  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493

    the firt travel of colombus

  • Aug 12, 1492

    the expedition in the canary islands

    the expedition in the canary islands
    the expadition stopped in the canary islands for final provisions and repairs
  • Sep 6, 1492

    the parture of the canary islands

    the parture of the canary islands
    columbus expedition leaves the canary islands
  • Oct 10, 1492

    to mutiny against columbus

    to mutiny against columbus
    the saliors became impatient and were about to mutiny against columbus
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.

    Spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.
    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.
  • Oct 28, 1492

    Colom called Cuba "Juana"

    Colom called Cuba "Juana"
    Columbus´s arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana
  • Dec 6, 1492

    Expedition to Hispaniola

    Expedition to Hispaniola
    The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (at the moment Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people
  • Dec 25, 1492

    When Columbus set sail with the three ships

    When Columbus set sail with the three ships
    Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta, and la Niña
  • 1493

    The return of la Niña and la Pinta

    The return of la Niña and la Pinta
    La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space
  • Mar 15, 1493

    The discoveries that La Niña brought

    The discoveries that La Niña brought
    La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries