Christopher Columbus Nina

In 1492 he sailed across the atlantic ocean from spain in the santa maria with the pinta and the niña ships alongside hoping to find.

Christopher columbus nina. This breakthrough inaugurated the period known as the age of discovery which saw the. La santa clara niña la pinta and la santa gallega santa maria. Between 1492 and 1504 genoese explorer christopher columbus led four spanish based transatlantic maritime expeditions to the americas a continental landmass which was virtually unknown to and outside of the old world afro eurasia these voyages to america led to the widespread knowledge of its existence. Currier and ives print of italian explorer christopher columbus 1451 1506 landing in the west indies on october 11 1492.

Christopher columbus was an italian explorer and navigator. Our rose colored image of christopher columbus daring discoverer of america is largely based on washington irving s 1828 biography a history of the life and voyages of christopher columbus much of which was invented the real history of columbus is far more complicated controversial and interesting. His flagship the santa maria had 52 men aboard while his other two ships the nina and pinta were each crewed by 18 men. His most famous was his first voyage commanding the ships the nina the.

In 1492 1493 1498 and 1502. On his first voyage to the new world christopher columbus encountered an ingenious people called the tainos who warned the explorer of dangerous windstorms that often brewed in their home waters. As was tradition for spanish ships of the day she bore a female saint s name santa clara. However she was commonly referred to by her nickname la niña which was probably a pun on the name of her owner juan niño of moguer.

Don t believe everything you learned in elementary school. Christopher columbus had three ships on his first voyage the niña the pinta and the santa maria. One of the primary historical facts many of us learned as. The ships used in columbus first voyage across the atlantic in 1492 93 were called the niña the pinta and the santa maria.

La niña spanish for the girl was one of the three spanish ships used by genoan explorer christopher columbus in his first voyage to the west indies in 1492. Columbus sailed from palos de la frontera on 3 august 1492.