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1484
First attempt
Colombus asks for financial suport to John II of Portugal to go search for the east Asian coast. -
1486
Second Atempt
Columbus asks Isabella the Catholic for financial suport, she initialy disagrees. -
1492
Permision is granted
Permission and resources are granted to Columbus by Isabella the Catholic for him to go search the east Asian coast after the king's clerk Luis de Santángel convinced her. -
Aug 3, 1492
Start of the first expedition
Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera with three ships. The largest was a carrack, the Santa María, owned and captained by Juan de la Cosa, and under Columbus's direct command. The other two were smaller caravels, the Pinta and the Niña, piloted by the Pinzón brothers. -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493
First voyage
The first of the four expedicions of Columbus to the Americas. -
Oct 7, 1492
Spoting of an immense flock of birds
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Oct 12, 1492
Land spoted for the first time
At 2:00 A.M a lookout on the Pinta, Rodrigo de Triana, spotted land. The captain of the Pinta, Martín Alonso Pinzón, verified the sight of land and alerted Columbus. -
Oct 12, 1492
First contatc with native americans
Columbus called the inhabitants of the lands that he visited Los Indios (Spanish for "Indians"). He initially encountered the Lucayan, Taíno, and Arawak peoples. Noting their gold ear ornaments, Columbus took some of the Arawaks prisoner and insisted that they guide him to the source of the gold. -
Oct 28, 1492
Exploration of the coasts of actual Cuba
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Nov 26, 1492
Search of Babeque
On the night of 26 November, Martín Alonso Pinzón took the Pinta on an unauthorized expedition in search of an island called "Babeque" or "Baneque", which the natives had told him was rich in gold. -
Mar 15, 1493
Comeback to Spain
Afther returning to Palos he was given a hero's welcome and soon afterward received by Isabella and Ferdinand in Barcelona.