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Jun 2, 2024 · The Niña would be one of two ships that would return to Spain in 1492. Columbus would use her again for his second voyage in 1493, and again for his third in 1498. Interestingly, the ship had an unauthorized voyage to Rome where she was captured by pirates. The crew was able to escape their captors, board the Niña, and return to Spain.
May 16, 2024 · Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the ...
4 days ago · The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the New World in 1492. [1] The centerpiece of the Fair, held in Jackson Park, was a large water pool representing the voyage that ...
May 26, 2024 · The Third Voyage of Columbus, 1498-1500. Columbus left the port of Sanlucar in southern Spain on May 30, 1498 with six ships, bound for the New World on his third voyage. After stopping at the islands of Porto Santo and Madeira, the fleet arrived at Gomera in the Canary Islands on June 19. At this point, the fleet split into two squadrons ...
Jun 3, 2024 · In October of 1492, the Spanish monarchs sponsored a voyage led by Columbus and his crew, who intended to sail towards India. Instead, they set foot in the Americas for the first time. Over the next several years, Columbus made many trips back and forth between Spain and the Caribbean Islands. His efforts established the foundation for Spanish ...
3 days ago · In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands. En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean. The voyage was long and ...
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May 31, 2024 · January 15, 1992 - A Spanish flotilla retracing Christopher Columbus’ voyage of discovery to the Americas has encountered a familiar problem – a mutinous crew. Twenty-two of the eighty crew members travelling aboard replicas of Columbus’ ships, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, have quit complaining that conditions on board were ...
