What role did these ships play in the broader context of European exploration?

The full name of the ship was Santa Clara. Overview of the ship. Niña was a small Caravel trading ship, popular among Spanish and Portugal traders because of ... He gave the first island he landed on the name San Salvador, although the native population called it Guanahani. ... Columbus was taken prisoner on board a ship ... One of them was Christopher Columbus' 13-year-old son Ferdinand. So, what do we now know from history? The name of the island now called Bermuda comes from. 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 ... May 13, 2014 ... An underwater explorer says he may have found the wreckage of Christopher Columbus' famous flagship, the Santa Maria, which was wrecked in a storm 500 years ... Christopher Columbus is his name in English but he was born in Italy in 1451. His real name in Italian is Cristoforo Colombo. · Columbus' ships were called: Niña ... Santa Maria - legendary ship of first expedition of Christopher Columbus to shores of New World. Nov 23, 2010 ... The Niña, a floating museum and “the world”s most authentic reproduction” of the ship, according to its captain, sits at the Columbus Marina, welcoming ... 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. May 15, 2014 ... A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of Christopher Columbus' flagship vessel the Santa Maria, an explorer said Tuesday.