FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Nina
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Isabella
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Pinta
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Santa Maria
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to pay for his trip. They gave him a crew and three ships: the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Columbus sailed aboard the Santa Maria.
Detailed explanation-2: -Columbus set sail from Spain in three ships: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. On August 3, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus started his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. With a crew of 90 men and three ships-the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria-he left from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
Detailed explanation-3: -He asked them for money to try out his idea of traveling west to reach the East. Queen Isabella refused Columbus at first. Later King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave Columbus three ships, a crew of about ninety men, and some money. The three ships were the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ship on the first voyage was captained by Juan de la Cosa. The navigation and command of the squadron was done by Christopher Columbus.