Did Columbus find significant quantities of gold on his first voyage?

May 15, 2014 ... A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of Christopher Columbus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria, an explorer said Tuesday. Christopher Columbus first sighted Cayman Brac and Little Cayman on 10 May 1503. ... 1503 - Columbus sights the Sister Islands and names them Las Tortugas. Excerpts from Christopher Columbus' Log, 1492 A.D.. IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD ... The Indians on board the ships called this island Saomete. I named it ... Jan 28, 2020 ... Well, this one is only half false. Columbus and his crew may have called the three ships the Niña, Pinta and the Santa Maria, but those were ... Aug 21, 2024 ... Explorer Christopher Columbus's three ships – the Pinta, the Nina ... Recommended Stories. list of 4 items list 1 of 4. France's ... He also displayed the flags of his ships' captains and this expeditionary banner. The original documents of Columbus' expedition describe a banner, white with a ... Mar 30, 2017 ... The easy one is the Santa Maria (Formerly La Gallega), which ran aground then sank, 12/24/1492 (Christmas Eve) in Hispaniola. Oct 14, 2013 ... ... ship's real name isn't clear.. Follow D.C. region. Follow. *Columbus didn't “discover” America — he never set foot in North America. During ... May 13, 2014 ... The Santa Maria left Spain in August 1492, along with La Pinta and La Nina, sailing westward · It was the largest ship in the expedition, about ... Santa Maria, or La Capitana, as Christopher Columbus actually called her, was only about the size of many a modern cruising yacht - around 17m or 58ft, but ...