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Jan 2, 1492
Ferdinand & Isabela capture Granada, the last Moorish city in Spain.
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Aug 3, 1492
The Nina, Pinta and the Santa Maria depart from Palos, Spain (near Huelva)
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Aug 12, 1492
The ships reach the Canary Islands and stay there until Spetember 6
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Sep 6, 1492
Departs Gomera (Canary Islands) after repair and refit.
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Sep 9, 1492
Sailing westward, the ships loose sight of land at nightfall.
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Sep 30, 1492
Ships complete 3 weeks travel with no sight of land. this is the longest journey made with no sight of land.
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Oct 7, 1492
A mistaken shout of "Land Ho" brings great disappointment.
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Oct 10, 1492
Sailors are on the point of mutiny, but agree to sail on for 2 or 3 more days.
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers America when the land is sighted. He goes ashore on San Salvador in the Bahamas.
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Oct 29, 1492
Arrives at Cuba.
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Nov 22, 1492
Martín Alonso Pinzón, captain of the Pinta, deserts the expedition off Cuba.
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Dec 5, 1492
Columbus arrives at Hispaniola.
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Dec 25, 1492
Flagship Santa Maria sinks off Hispaniola. Columbus founds La Navidad.
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Jan 6, 1493
Pinzón rejoins Columbus.
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Jan 16, 1493
Columbus departs Hispaniola for Spain in the Niña.
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Feb 8, 1493
The 2 ships are hit by strong headwinds.
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Feb 14, 1493
Niña and Pinta are separated again in a fierce storm
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Feb 15, 1493
The Nina arrives at Santa Maria island in the Azores and waits 10 days before leaving without the Pinta.
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Mar 4, 1493
Arrives at Lisbon, Portugal.
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Mar 15, 1493
Niña and Pinta return separately to Palos, Spain
