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Columbus set sail from palos de la frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta, and la Niña -
The expeditions 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
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Land was stopped by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta. They reached the island of Guanahani (which columbus named San Salvador) In the Bahamas -
Columbus arrived at Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana -
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people
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Columbus established the settlement of La navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains pf the ship la Santa María
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La Niña y 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 (which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries