The names of the ships Niña and Pinta are pretty much certain. The largest one was La Santa María which was also known as La Gallega. Christopher Columbus ships names were La Santa María, Niña and Pinta. The first voyage over the Atlantic Ocean took place in 1492 by no other than Christopher Columbus. Without further ado, these are some of the most famous sailboats to have ever sailed. We want to dedicate this article to historic vessels that gained their fame by being extraordinary, by being able to do something that had never been done before, or simply because they are number one in something in the world.Īlso, this article is to correct certain injustice because history remembers only sailors, rarely sailboats. We have already written a few words about the latter in our article about famous shipwrecks, so feel free to check it out if you are interested in that topic. Others are remembered because of their high-end luxury characteristics, and others because they are covered in the veil of mystery. Some of them will be forever remembered in history because they managed to do something for the first time. Winds carried some pretty magnificent boats which were doing some extraordinary things. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! We hope you enjoyed the show.Throughout the history, there have been a lot of famous sailboats. Christopher wasn’t caring because he killed the red Indians. Christopher wasn’t balanced because he was away too much out at sea. Christopher was a thinker because he thought of sailing around the world. Christopher was a risk taker because he asked King Ferdenand for a lot of things even though King Ferdenand tried to torture him. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS’ SHIP This is the Santa Maria Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, in 1492. 1500 Christopher is arrested and sent home. 1498 Christopher leaves Sanlucar (Spain) with six ships. 1492 Ship Maria leaves polo's and sinks at his pianola. Timeline of Christopher Columbus 1451 Christopher is born in Italy. In 1506 Christopher died in peace in Vallida. On his fourth and final expedition, Columbus sailed to Mexico, Honduras, Panama and Santiago (Jamaica). He was shipped back to Spain but once again the king and queen forgave him. The king sent a representative to check on things and Columbus was arrested and put in chains. Upon returning to Hispaniola, Columbus found the colonists short of food and not happy. Columbus was the first European since the Vikings to set foot on mainland America. He thought he saw a more southern island but it was actually the mainland of South America. Columbus sailed down a southern route and discovered the islands of Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada and Margarita. On the third expedition he set sail in 1498, and while three of his ships went to Hispaniola. During this expedition he went to the Caribbean islands, San Salvador (which he named), Cuba and many other islands. Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, in 1492. The three ships names were Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. He asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to rent some crew and three ships and they agreed. Columbus thought that he could find a shorter way to Asia to trade for spices. Eight years later, in 1488, Christopher’s second son, Fernando, was born. In 1480 Columbus married Filipa Perestrello and their first son, Diego, was born. When Columbus was 14 he went to sea and as a young man lived in Portugal. The Biography of Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy.
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