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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 Island for final provisions and repairs -
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Island -
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny agains Columbus -
Land was stopped by a silor named Rodrigo de Triana aboart la Pinta. they reached the island of Guanahani (which Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas -
Columbus arrived of Cuba, which 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 -
Columbus established the settlement of la Navidad in Hispaniol, 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 (which previously had stop in bahamas), bringing news of their discoveries