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Aug 3, 1492
Departure from Palos de la Frontera
Colombus set sail from Palos de la Frontera ,Huelva,with three ship:la Santa María,la Pinta, and la Niña -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493
The first travel of Colombus
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Aug 12, 1492
1ºstop
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
Leaves Canary Islands
Colombus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands -
Oct 10, 1492
The rebelion
The sailors besame impatient and were about to mutiny against Colombus -
Oct 12, 1492
The 1º sighting
Land was spotted by a sailors named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.They reached the island of Guanahani(which Colombus named San Salvador)in the Bahamas -
Oct 28, 1492
The fake continent
Colombus arrived in Cuba,which he beliaved to be the mainland of Asia.He named it Juana -
Dec 6, 1492
The new island
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (presente-day Dominicana República and Haití), where they encoured the indigenous Taíno people -
Dec 25, 1492
The crashing
Colombus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola,build with the remains of the ship la Santa María -
Jan 1, 1493
The return
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space -
Mar 15, 1493
The arrival
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries