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Aug 3, 1492
Departure from Palos de la frontera
Columbus set sail from Palos de la frontera, Huelva,with three ships: la santa María, la Pinta, and la Niña -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493
The first voyage of Columbus
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Aug 12, 1492
Stop in the Canary islands
The expedition stopped in the Canary islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
Leave the Canary islands
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary islands -
Oct 10, 1492
The sailors try to mutiny
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
They reached Guanahani
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 -
Dec 6, 1492
The ships reached Hispaniola
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Dec 25, 1492
Columbus stablished in Hispaniola
Columbus stablished the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa María -
Jan 1, 1493
Columbus came 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 1, 1493
Arrived to Spain
La niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (Wich previously had stop in Bayona) bringing their news of their discoveries -
Columbus arrived to Cuba
Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana