Santa María

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Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish ship
flagship
ship
alternativeName La Gallega
Santa María
surface form: La Santa María
armament light artillery
beam about 7.9 meters
builtIn Galicia
captain Christopher Columbus
commemoratedBy replica ships
countryOfOrigin Crown of Castile
crewSize about 40 men
dateOfWreck 25 December 1492
depictedIn historical paintings of Columbus's first voyage
fate ran aground
flagshipOf Christopher Columbus's first voyage
historicalSignificance first voyage of European discovery of the Americas by Columbus
homePort Palos de la Frontera
largestOfFleet Columbus's three ships in 1492
launchDate 15th century
legacy iconic ship of early European exploration of the Americas
length about 18 meters
master Juan de la Cosa
materials wooden hull
namedAfter Saint Mary
numberOfMasts 3
operatedBy Crown of Castile
participatedIn Christopher Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic
partOf voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
surface form: Columbus's 1492 expedition
placeOfWreck off the coast of Hispaniola
propulsion sail
rigging lateen-rigged mizzenmast
square-rigged on foremast and mainmast
sailedWith Niña
Pinta
shipType carrack
subjectOf historical research on Columbus's fleet
maritime archaeology studies
symbolizes Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
tonnage about 100 tons
usedBy Christopher Columbus
usedFor Atlantic navigation
transatlantic exploration
voyageEndReason loss due to grounding
voyageStartDate 3 August 1492
voyageStartLocation Palos de la Frontera
wreckLocation near present-day Haiti

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Santa María alternativeName Santa María
this entity surface form: La Santa María
Niña category Santa María
this entity surface form: Christopher Columbus ships
this entity surface form: Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity)
Pinta sailedWith Santa María
Christopher Columbus shipCommanded Santa María
Niña sisterShip Santa María
Niña voyageCompanion Santa María