La Niña (ship)
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La Niña was one of the three Spanish ships in Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage across the Atlantic, notable for its role in the first European expedition to the Americas.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caravel
ⓘ
exploration ship ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | European discovery of the Americas ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Christopher Columbus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan Niño NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicente Yáñez Pinzón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | merchant trade before conversion for exploration ⓘ |
| category |
Exploration ships of Spain
ⓘ
Individual sailing vessels ⓘ Ships of the Age of Discovery ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Vicente Yáñez Pinzón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSizeEstimate | about 20 to 30 men ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| historicalPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| homePort | Moguer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| laterVoyagesWithColumbus | second voyage of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| material | wooden hull ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | "the girl" in Spanish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the nickname of her owner Juan Niño ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the three ships of Columbus's first expedition
ⓘ
participation in the first recorded transatlantic voyage to the Caribbean by Europeans in 1492 ⓘ |
| operator | Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Santa Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Juan Niño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
first voyage of Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Christopher Columbus's first voyage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | sails ⓘ |
| returnedWithColumbus | true ⓘ |
| riggingType | lateen-rigged caravel (after modification) ⓘ |
| role | support vessel in Columbus's first expedition to the Americas ⓘ |
| sailedFrom | Palos de la Frontera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sailedUnderFlag | Castile and Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | caravel ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Pinta (ship)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa María (ship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonnageEstimate | about 60 tons ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christopher Columbus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedRegion |
Bahamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voyageDestinationRegion | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voyagePurpose | westward route to Asia ⓘ |
| voyageStartYear | 1492 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Niño family of shipowners