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Period: Aug 1, 1492 to Apr 1, 1493
First travel by Collumbus
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Aug 3, 1492
Collumbus starts his voyage from Palos
Collumbus set sail from Palos de la frontera,Huelva,with three ships. la Santa Maria,la Pinta and la Niña -
Aug 12, 1492
They stopped in the Canary Islands
The expedition stopped in the Canary islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
Collumbus leaves
Collumbus leaves the Canary Islands -
Oct 10, 1492
Sailors became impatient
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against collumbus -
Oct 12, 1492
They reached the island of Guanahani
Land was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.The reahed the island of Guanahani
( which Collumbus named San Salvador ) in the Bahamas -
Oct 28, 1492
Collumbus arrived at Cuba
Collumbus arrived at Cuba which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
The reached Hispaniola
They reached the island of Hispaniola( present day Dominican Republic and Haiti ) where they encountered the indigenous Taino people -
1493
La Niña and La Pinta return to Spain
La Niña and La pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space -
Mar 15, 1493
The ships bring news of their discovery
La Niña arrived in Palos de Frontera, followed shortly by La Pinta ( which previously had stopped in Bayona ), Bringing news of their discoveries.