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Aug 3, 1492
The departure from palos de la frontera
Colombus set sail from Palos de la frontera,Huelva with three ships -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493
The first travel of Colon
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Aug 12, 1492
Stop in canarias
The expedition stopped in the canary islands for repairs and finals provisions -
Sep 6, 1492
Leave canary islands
Colombus leave the canary islands -
Oct 10, 1492
Mutiny against colombus
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Colombus -
Oct 12, 1492
The first land they sawed
Land was spotted by a sailor called Rodrigo de triana aboard the pinta -
Oct 28, 1492
Colombus arrived in cuba
Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana. -
Dec 6, 1492
Reached Hispaniola
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), wheretheyencountered the indigenous Taíno people. -
Dec 25, 1492
La navidad
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of theshiplaSantaMaría. -
Jan 1, 1493
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 arrive in Spain
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stopinBayona),bringing news of their discoveries.