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1. • • On the night of December 24-25, 1492, Christopher Columbus’ flagship, the Santa María, ran aground off the northern coast of the island of Hispaniola and had to be abandoned. With no room for the stranded sailors, Columbus was forced to found the La Navidad (“Christmas”), first European settlement in the New World.
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   What happened to the Santa Maria on Christmas Day 1492?

   • On Christmas Day 1492, the Santa Maria ran aground on a reef off Hispaniola and was declared a total loss. The ship’s timbers were salvaged and used to build a small fort on shore. Fortunately for Columbus, he was able to return to Spain on the Niña. Instead of Asia, Columbus had landed in the Caribbean islands on his first voyage.

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   Where did Columbus go on Christmas Day 1492?

   • The fleet went on to explore the north coasts of the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola (now Haiti). On Christmas Day 1492, the Santa Maria ran aground on a reef off Hispaniola and was declared a total loss. The ship’s timbers were salvaged and used to build a small fort on shore. Fortunately for Columbus, he was able to return to Spain on the Niña.

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   What happened on Christmas Eve 1492?

   • Two ships of Columbus’ fleet of discovery idled languidly in flat water along the treacherous north coast of the island of Haiti, their sails slack in the luminous starlight of a tropical night. It was Christmas Eve, 1492.

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   What happened to the Santa Mara on Christmas Eve 1492?

   • On Christmas Eve of 1492, Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa María, ran aground on a reef near En Bas Saline. With the help of the Taínos from the nearby town of the cacique Guacanagarí, the Spaniards salvaged the cargo and timbers of the wrecked ship.

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3. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleWhy Haven't We Found Christopher Columbus's Ships?

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   Oct 5, 2017 · A 2014 claim that the Santa Maria has been discovered was roundly debunked by UNESCO. Columbus's crew practiced recycling. According to Columbus's logbook, the Santa Maria foundered on a...

4. www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu › haiti › en-bas-salineEn Bas Saline – Historical Archaeology - Florida Museum

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   Jan 20, 2022 · On Christmas Eve of 1492, Christopher Columbus’s flagship, the Santa María, ran aground on a reef near En Bas Saline. With the help of the Taínos from the nearby town of the cacique Guacanagarí, the Spaniards salvaged the cargo and timbers of the wrecked ship.

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5. www.americanheritage.com › columbus-la-navidadColumbus’ La Navidad - American Heritage

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   Edward T. Stone. Two ships of Columbus’ fleet of discovery idled languidly in flat water along the treacherous north coast of the island of Haiti, their sails slack in the luminous starlight of a tropical night. It was Christmas Eve, 1492.

6. www.traditioninaction.org › History › B_025_ColumbusColumbus and the First Christmas in America by Margaret C ...

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   On Christmas eve the Santa Maria is grounded and destroyed off the shores of Haiti. Columbus builds a fortress called La Navidad, and leaves 39 men behind in the first settlement in the New World American History

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   On Christmas Day 1492, the Santa Maria ran aground on a reef off Hispaniola and was declared a total loss. The ship’s timbers were salvaged and used to build a small fort on shore. Fortunately for Columbus, he was able to return to Spain on the Niña.

8. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-lost-fort-ofThe Lost Fort of Columbus | Smithsonian

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   January 2008. What became of the settlement that Christopher Columbus' crew built after his flagship ran aground? Clark Moore (in Haiti near the Bay of L'Acul, where the <em>Santa Maria</em>...

9. www.cnn.com › 2014/05/15 › opinionOpinion: Is shipwreck really Columbus’ Santa Maria? | CNN

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   May 15, 2014 · Columbus left details in his diary about the location of the sinking, which happened near Haiti on Christmas Day in 1492. Clifford maintains that description matches the shipwreck’s...