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Aug 3, 1492
the departure from Palos de la Frontera
Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta, and laNiña -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493
The first traver of Colombus
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Aug 12, 1492
Stop in the Canary islan
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
leaves to island canary
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands. -
Oct 10, 1492
sailors impatient to munity against colombus
The sailors became impatient and were about to mutiny against Columbus -
Oct 12, 1492
the discovery of guanahani
Land was spotted by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta. They reached the islandof Guanahani(which Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas -
Oct 28, 1492
colombus arribal in cuba mistaking it for asia
Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be the mainland of Asia. He named it Juana. -
Dec 6, 1492
arribal in hispaniola and the taíno encounter
The expedition reached the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), wheretheyencountered the indigenous Taíno people -
Dec 25, 1492
colombus founds la navidad
Columbus established the settlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of theshiplaSantaMaría -
1493
niña and pinta return,leaving in 40 behind
La Niña and la Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space. -
Jan 15, 1493
the arribal of la niña and la pinta in palos
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which previously had stopinBayona),bringing news of their discoveries.