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Period: Aug 1, 1492 to Mar 15, 1492
First Travel by Columbus
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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera
Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Niña, la Pinta y la Sta María -
Aug 12, 1492
They stopped in Canary Islands
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provitions and repairs. -
Sep 6, 1492
They leave Canary Islands
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands -
Oct 10, 1492
The sailors wanted to mutiny against Columbus
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
The sailor Rodrigo de Triana spotted land
Land was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard la Pinta. They reached the island of Guanahani (which Columbus named Sad Salvador) in the Bahamas -
Oct 28, 1492
They arrived at Cuba
Columbus arrived at Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
They arrived at the island of Hispaniola
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encoutered the indigenous Taíno people -
Dec 25, 1492
They established a settlement in Hispaniola
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola build with the remains of the ship la Sta María -
Jan 1, 1493
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain
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
La Niña and La Pinta arrived in palos de la Frontera
La Niña arrived in palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their dicoveries