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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Aug 13, 1492
Departure from Palos
Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta and la Niña -
Aug 12, 1492
Arrival from Canary Islands
The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs -
Sep 6, 1492
Departure from Canary Islands
Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands -
Oct 10, 1492
Munity against Columbus
The sailors besame impatient and were about to munity against Columbus. -
Oct 12, 1492
Arrival from Guanahani
Land was spotted by a sailors named Rodrigo de Triana aboard the Pinta. They reached they island of Guanahani (which Columbus named San Salvador) in the Bahamas. -
Oct 28, 1492
Discovery of America
Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be they mainland of Asia. He named it Juana. -
Dec 6, 1492
Finding Taíno people
The expedition reached they island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered they indigenous Taíno people. -
Dec 25, 1492
Christmas in America
Columbus established the sttlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ships la Santa María. -
1493
Departure from America
La Niña and La Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space. -
Mar 15, 1493
Arrived to Spain
La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which preciously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries.