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Aug 3, 1482
The First Voyage of Colombus
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Aug 3, 1492
Departure from Palos de la Frontera
Colombus 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 expeditions stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
Colombus’s expedition leaves the Canary Islands
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Oct 10, 1492
The sailors became impatient
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Colombus -
Oct 12, 1492
Land was stopped
Land was stopped by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta. They reached the island of Guanahani (wich Colombus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas -
Oct 28, 1492
Colombus arrived in Cuba
Colombus arrived in Cuba, wich he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana