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      • More than half a millennium after Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the physical remains of his three ships — the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria — remain lost to history.
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  2. 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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  3. Oct 12, 2020 · What Were the Names of Christopher Columbus' Three Ships? We all know Columbus’ three ships were named the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria — but is that knowledge accurate?

  4. Oct 9, 2021 · Published Oct. 9, 2021. Updated Oct. 9, 2021, 9:17 a.m. ET. After Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, the physical remains of his ships -- the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria --...

  5. Jul 31, 2016 · The story of Christopher Columbus would not have been complete without three ships: Santa Maria, La Pinta, and La Niña. Their names are still famous, but the ships themselves seem to have disappeared from the pages of history. Columbus took three ships on his long and dangerous travels.

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  6. Apr 4, 2022 · Historically, schoolchildren have been taught that he and his crew sailed on the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. However, history records that at least two of those ships had different official names, and that the names we've been calling them were actually the sailors' nicknames for the vessels.

  7. Apr 15, 2022 · 2. How many ships did Columbus have? Colombus started his voyage on 3rd August 1492 with a fleet of three ships called Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta. He left Palos de la Frontera, Spain, with these ships and 90 crew members. 3. What happened to the three ships? In 1919, Pinta sank at its moorings while Nina also caught fire and sank.

  8. Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian navigator and explorer Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain to the Caribbean and to Central and South America. These voyages led to the widespread knowledge of the New World.

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