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Period: Aug 1, 1492 to Apr 1, 1493
First Travel by Columbus.
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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus set sail from Huelva.
Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta, and la Niña. -
Aug 12, 1492
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands.
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs. -
Sep 6, 1492
Columbus leaves the Canary Islands
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands. -
Oct 10, 1492
Sailors were going to munity against Columbus.
The sailors became impatient and were about to munity against Columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
Rodrigo de Triana spotted land.
Lands was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta. They reached the island of Guanahani (wich Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas. -
Oct 28, 1492
Columbus arrived at Cuba.
Columbus arrived at Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana. -
Dec 6, 1492
The expedition reached teh island of Hispaniola
The epedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people. -
Dec 25, 1492
Columbus established Navidad in Hispaniola.
Columbus esablished the settlement of la Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ship la Santa María. -
Jan 9, 1493
La Niña and la Pinta set sail to Spain.
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behing due to the lack of space. -
Mar 15, 1493
La Niña and la Pinta arrived.
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la la Pinta (which previously has stopped in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries.