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La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción (Spanish for: The Holy Mary of the Immaculate Conception), or La Santa María, originally La Gallega, was the largest of the three small ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492
- Pilgrims Before the Mayflower. Mayflower Myths. In 1608, a congregation of disgruntled English Protestants from the village of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, left England and moved to Leyden, a town in Holland.
- The Mayflower Journey. The Mayflower. First, the Separatists returned to London to get organized. A prominent merchant agreed to advance the money for their journey.
- The Mayflower Compact. After sixty-six days, or roughly two miserable months at sea, the ship finally reached the New World. There, the Mayflower’s passengers found an abandoned Indian village and not much else.
- The First Thanksgiving. First Thanksgiving Meal. The colonists spent the first winter living onboard the Mayflower. Only 53 passengers and half the crew survived.
The first voyage of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus's fleet. Illustration depicting Christopher Columbus's fleet departing from Spain in 1492. The ships for the first voyage—the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María —were fitted out at Palos, on the Tinto River in Spain.
Oct 9, 2019 · On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew set sail from the port of Palos in southern Spain on three vessels: la Santa Clara (Niña), la Pinta and la Santa Gallega (Santa Maria). Two...
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Oct 12, 2020 · We all know Columbus’ three ships were named the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria — but is that knowledge accurate?
The Mayflower set sail from Southampton, England, for North America on August 15, 1620. The ship carried Pilgrims from England to Plymouth, in modern-day Massachusetts, where they established the first permanent European settlement in 1620.
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Apr 24, 2021 · He quickly made port in the Canary Islands for a final restocking and left there on September 6. He was in command of three ships: the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María. Although Columbus was in overall command, the Pinta was captained by Martín Alonso Pinzón and the Niña by Vicente Yañez Pinzón.
