Were they primarily seeking wealth or adventure?

Jul 3, 2014 ... ... name of the Holy Trinity, we can send from here all the slaves and brazil wood which could be sold.” In Hispaniola, Columbus and the Spanish ... Sep 24, 2016 ... The Nina's real name was Santa Clara, and the Pinta's real name is unknown. Built and maintained by the Columbus Foundation, the ships are ... Mar 25, 2016 ... Columbus' fleet was made up of three ships called “Pinta”, Nina, and the “Santa Maria”. Again, we all know this, but how many of us contemplate ... Oct 5, 2017 ... The remains of the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria have proved elusive despite decades of searching. Oct 2, 2018 ... ” All my students knew that the correct answer was Christopher Columbus, and every time I asked this question, some student would break into ... 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. Christopher Columbus first sighted Cayman Brac and Little Cayman on 10 May 1503. ... 1503 - Columbus sights the Sister Islands and names them Las Tortugas. May 13, 2014 ... The ship sank in 1492 after hitting reefs off the Haitian coast. Undersea explorer Barry Clifford says he's working with Haiti's government ... Legend has it that pirates sunk Columbus's ship near the coast of Portugal. ... Believing he had reached the West Indies, Columbus called the natives “los Indios, ... May 15, 2014 ... A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of Christopher Columbus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria, an explorer said Tuesday.