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Period: Aug 1, 1492 to Apr 1, 1493
Firs travel by Columbus
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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus set sall from Huelva
Columbus set sall from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta, and la Niña -
Aug 12, 1492
The expedition stopped
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
They leaves the Canarian Islands
Columbis expedition leaves the Canary Islands -
Oct 10, 1492
The sailors became impatients
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
They discovered America
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
They arrived to Cuba
Columbus arrived to Cuba, which he belived to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
They encountered the indigenous
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republicand Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Dec 25, 1492
Navidad in Hispanola
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispanola, build with three ship la Santa María. -
1493
The ships 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 -
Jan 15, 1493
The ships arrive from Castilla
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries.