Pinta

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Pinta was one of the three ships in Christopher Columbus's 1492 expedition that led to the European discovery of the Americas.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Columbus expedition ship
caravel
ship
associatedFamily Pinzón family
associatedWith Christopher Columbus
captain Martín Alonso Pinzón
category Age of Discovery ships
Exploration ships
Ships of Spain
commandedBy Martín Alonso Pinzón
crewComplement about 26 men
crewNationality Castilian
Spanish
departureDate 1492-08-03
era Age of Discovery
financedBy Crown of Castile
flag Crown of Castile
hasReplica replica caravel Pinta in Spain
replica caravel Pinta in the United States
historicalSignificance part of the expedition that led to sustained European awareness of the Americas
homePort Palos de la Frontera
landfallRegion Bahamas
landSightedBy Rodrigo de Triana
languageOfName Spanish
namedIn accounts of Columbus's first voyage
nameMeaning the painted one or spotted one in Spanish
notableEvent first of Columbus's ships to sight land in the Americas on 1492-10-12
operatedBy Kingdom of Castile
operationalArea Atlantic Ocean
participatedIn first voyage of Christopher Columbus
partOf Christopher Columbus's 1492 expedition
returnToSpain 1493
rigging lateen-rigged mizzenmast
square-rigged on foremast and mainmast
roleInVoyage fastest of Columbus's three ships
sailedFrom Palos de la Frontera
sailedWith Niña
Santa María
shipType caravel redonda
sponsor Catholic Monarchs of Spain
usedFor exploration
transatlantic voyage
voyageDestination across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean
voyageEndPort Palos de la Frontera
voyagePurpose westward route to Asia
voyageStartPort Palos de la Frontera
yearOfExpedition 1492


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