2007-04-26 22:24:27 · 8 answers · asked by fullserveau 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Christopher Columbus was leading a party of three ships, not boats, when he discovered the New World, not the New America. I think one is enough without a new one. Just joking. He sailed in the Santa Maria and the other two ships were the Nina and the Pinta. Not bad. I left school 47 years ago. Remember, you can put a boat on a ship but you can't put a ship on a boat
2007-04-26 22:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Tony A 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Santa MarÃa, his flagship . (But first land was sighted from the Pinta.)
"The Santa MarÃa was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. Her master and owner was Juan de la Cosa."
"The Santa MarÃa was a small carrack, or "Nao" around 70 feet, and was used as the flagship for the expedition. She carried 40 men. In 1492, in the middle of the expedition, the ship ran aground and was abandoned."
"The Santa MarÃa was originally named "La Gallega" ("The Gallician"), probably because she was built in Galicia, (but it was also a euphemism to designate a prostitute, it seems the ship was known to her sailors as "Marigalante", literally "Dirty Mary"). Bartolomé de Las Casas never used "La Gallega", Marigalante or Santa MarÃa in his writings, preferring to use "la Capitana" or "La Nao"."
"The ship was about 82 ft long, had a deck and three masts. She was the slowest of Columbus' vessels but performed well in the Atlantic crossing. The ship ran aground off the present-day site of Môle Saint-Nicolas, Haiti on December 25, 1492, and was lost. Timbers from the ship were later used to build "Môle Saint-Nicolas", which was originally called "La Navidad" (Christmas) because of the fact that the wreck occurred on Christmas Day."
"Santa MarÃa", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_%28ship%29
"Land was sighted at 2 a.m. on October 12, 1492, by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana (also known as Juan RodrÃguez Bermejo) aboard Pinta."
"Christopher Columbus : First voyage", Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus#First_voyage
Clements R. Markham, ed. "The Journal of Christopher Columbus (During His First Voyage)", Hakluyt Society (1893), ASIN B000I1OMXM
2007-04-26 23:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the evening of August 3, 1492, Columbus departed from Palos with three ships; one larger carrack, Santa MarÃa, nicknamed Gallega (the Gallician), and two smaller caravels, Pinta (the Painted) and Santa Clara, nicknamed Niña (the Girl). (The ships were never officially named).
Columbus was on the Santa Maria.
2007-04-26 22:56:38 · answer #3 · answered by myllur 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of the three boats, the Nina ,Pinta and Santa Maria, Columbuw was on the Santa Maria.
2007-04-27 03:55:23 · answer #4 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He had three boats: Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria.
2007-04-26 22:27:57 · answer #5 · answered by Barbara V 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Good Ship Lollipop.
2007-04-26 22:27:05 · answer #6 · answered by Rokkit 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pinta (the Painted)
2007-04-26 22:53:20 · answer #7 · answered by Aneesh Chacko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Santa Maria. only he has to get on land to find it was not India he had originally set out to find.
2007-04-26 22:35:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋