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The Ships that Columbus Brought

The Ships that Columbus Brought. By: Mr. Smith. 3 Ships Set Sail. The Nina. The Pinta. The Santa Maria. What do their names mean?. The Santa Maria was made in a place called El Puerto de Santa Maria in Spain. This was the winter headquarters for the Royal Galleys of Spain.

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The Ships that Columbus Brought

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  1. The Ships that Columbus Brought By: Mr. Smith

  2. 3 Ships Set Sail The Nina The Pinta The Santa Maria

  3. What do their names mean? • The Santa Maria was made in a place called El Puerto de Santa Maria in Spain. This was the winter headquarters for the Royal Galleys of Spain. • Pinta means “painted one” thus the nickname for the second ship. • The Nina was originally named Santa Clara but changed by her master Juan Nino. Nina means “girl.

  4. What was on board? Drinks Bread Hard Biscuits Fish Salted Meat 120 Men Pigs and Chickens

  5. How fast were they? • The ships covered a distance of 100 miles a day • In order: The Fastest: Pinta In the Middle: Nina The Slowest: Santa Mara

  6. Learn more at: • http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/christopher-columbus-ships.htm

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