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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera
columbus set sail from Palos de la frontera,Huelva,with three ships:la santaMaría,la Pinta,and La niña -
Aug 12, 1492
stoped in canary island
The expedition stoped in canary islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
departure of the canary island
columbus expedition leaves the canary islands -
Oct 10, 1492
Sailor about to mutiny
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
The expedition reaches 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. -
Oct 28, 1492
Columbus arrived in Cuba
Columbus arrived in Cuba,which he believed to be the mainland of Asia . He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
The expedition reached in Hispaniola
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present -day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Dec 25, 1492
Estabilished settlement of Navidad
Columbus estabilished the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola ,build whith the remains of the ship la Santa María -
Jan 1, 1493
Back about to sailor
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40crew members behind due to the lack of space -
Mar 15, 1493
The returned to Spain
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona ), bringing news of their discoveries