Between 1492 and 1504, the Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus led four transatlantic maritime expeditions to the Americas in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. These voyages
Handwritten notes by Christopher Columbus on the Latin edition of Marco Polo's Le livre des merveilles
Church of Saint George the Martyr in Palos de la Frontera
Archaeological remains of the historic Port of Palos de la Frontera, from where Columbus's first voyage departed
Port of Moguer and shipyards of La Niña
Santa María (ship)
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La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción, or La Santa María, originally La Gallega, The Galician, was the largest of the three small ships sailed by Christopher Columbus in his first expedition acro
Voyages of Christopher Columbus
…to find a shorter route to the Orient, Columbus and his crew took three medium-sized ships, the largest of which was a carrack (Spanish: nao), the Santa María, which was owned and captained by Juan de la Cosa, and under Columbus's direct command. The other two were smaller caravels; the name of one is lost…
1892 replica
Christopher Columbus on Santa María in 1492, oil
Colombo monument
One of Santa María's alleged anchors on display at Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien