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Columbus set sail from Palos de la frontera, Huelva,with three ships: la santa María, la Pinta, and la Niña -
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The expedition stopped in the Canary islands for final provisions and repairs -
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary islands -
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus -
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 -
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Columbus stablished the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa María -
La niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space -
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 in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana