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Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, with three ships: la Santa María, la Pinta and la Niña
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The expedition stopped in the Canary Islands for final provisions and repairs
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Columbus's expedition leaves the Canary Islands
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The sailors besame impatient and were about to munity against Columbus.
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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.
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Columbus arrived in Cuba, which he believed to be they mainland of Asia. He named it Juana.
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The expedition reached they island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where they encountered they indigenous Taíno people.
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Columbus established the sttlement of La Navidad in Hispaniola, build with the remains of the ships la Santa María.
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La Niña and La Pinta set sail back to Spain, leaving about 40 crew members behind due to the lack of space.
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La Niña arrived in Palos de la Frontera, followed shortly by la Pinta (which preciously had stop in Bayona), bringing news of their discoveries.
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