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Period: Aug 1, 1492 to Apr 1, 1493
First Travel by Columbus
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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus set sail from Huelva
Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta and la Niña. -
Aug 12, 1492
The expedition stopped for provisions
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
Leave of the Canary Islands
Columbus´s expedition leaves the Canary Islands -
Oct 10, 1492
Sailors became impatient
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
Land was spotted
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
Columbus arrived at Cuba
Columbus arrived at Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
Encountered the indigenous Taíno people
The exedition reached the island of Hispaniola ( present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Dec 25, 1492
La Navidad in Hispaniola
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa María -
Jan 1, 1493
Go 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
The discovery
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously has stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries