santa maria

     

This ship, Columbus' flagship., was originally called the Marigalanti

Trivia about santa maria

  • The ships of Columbus' first voyage were 2 caravels & this bigger ship, a type called a nao
  • On Columbus' first voyage, this flagship was wrecked while a cabin boy was at the helm
  • Of Columbus' 3 ships in 1492, the Nina & Pinta were smaller than this one
  • This flagship of Columbus appears at the center of the Bahamas' coat of arms
  • When Columbus left Spain August 3, 1492, he was aboard this ship
  • Columbus' flagship on the first transatlantic trip
  • Columbus named this flagship on his 2nd voyage after the one wrecked on the 1st
  • On October 12, 1992 Columbus plans to have a replica of this flagship sitting in its Scioto River
  • On Christmas Day 1492, Columbus waved a sad bye-bye to this ship after it ran aground
  • This flagship of Columbus' first voyage was chartered from Juan de la Cosa & was his largest ship

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