the discovery of america

By victormuñoz
  • the departure from palos de la frontera
    Aug 3, 1492

    the departure from palos de la frontera

    columbus set sail from palos de la frontera , huelva, whith three ships
  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493

    the firt travel of colombus

  • the expedition in the canary islands
    Aug 12, 1492

    the expedition in the canary islands

    the expadition stopped in the canary islands for final provisions and repairs
  • the parture of the canary islands
    Sep 6, 1492

    the parture of the canary islands

    columbus expedition leaves the canary islands
  • to mutiny against columbus
    Oct 10, 1492

    to mutiny against columbus

    the saliors became impatient and were about to mutiny against columbus
  • Spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.
    Oct 12, 1492

    Spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta.

    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.
  • Colom called Cuba "Juana"
    Oct 28, 1492

    Colom called Cuba "Juana"

    Columbus´s arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana
  • Expedition to Hispaniola
    Dec 6, 1492

    Expedition to Hispaniola

    The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (at the moment Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered the indigenous Taíno people
  • When Columbus set sail with the three ships
    Dec 25, 1492

    When Columbus set sail with the three ships

    Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta, and la Niña
  • The return of la Niña and la Pinta
    1493

    The return of la Niña and la Pinta

    La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space
  • The discoveries that La Niña brought
    Mar 15, 1493

    The discoveries that La Niña brought

    La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries