The Discovery of America

  • Aug 3, 1482

    The First Voyage of Colombus

  • 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

  • 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