Why is there debate surrounding Columbus's historical significance?

University Archives. Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection. Original name: Christopher Columbus. Ship owner: Chris-Car-Ala Corp.; Columbian ... 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 ... 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 ... Still, nothing has been found to definitively identify the ship as the Vizcaina, and there is some speculation that the ship may actually have been one used by ... 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 ... 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 ... Santa Maria - legendary ship of first expedition of Christopher Columbus to shores of New World. 1 Columbus never mentions the name of the ship in which he sailed. It was owned by Juan de la Cosa of Santona. Oviedo calls it the. Gallega,· Herrera, the ... 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 ... On October 12, more than two months later, Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas that he called San Salvador; the natives called it Guanahani.