Niña

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The Niña was one of Christopher Columbus's ships on his first voyage to America in 1492. It was smaller than his flagship, the Santa María, and was commanded by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. Despite encountering storms, the Niña, along with the Pinta, returned safely to Spain, while the Santa María was lost. The Niña was a caravel, a type of ship known for its speed and maneuverability.12

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caravel
…in 1492 were caravels, the Niña and the Pinta.
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…in 1492 were caravels, the Niña and the Pinta.
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Martín Alonso Pinzón and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
…owner of the Pinta and Niña, helped prepare them, procured crews for the expedition of 1492, and commanded the Pinta, on which his brother Francisco was pilot. His suggestion to change course on October 7 brought the fleet to a landfall in the Bahamas on October 12. Near Cuba, however,…
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…owner of the Pinta and Niña, helped prepare them, procured crews for the expedition of 1492, and commanded the Pinta, on which his brother Francisco was pilot. His suggestion to change course on October 7 brought the fleet to a landfall in the Bahamas on October 12. Near Cuba, however,…
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Christopher Columbus
The first voyage of Christopher Columbus
…ships for the first voyage—the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María—were fitted out at Palos, on the Tinto River in Spain. Consortia put together by a royal treasury official and composed mainly of Genoese and Florentine bankers in Sevilla (Seville) provided at least 1,140,000 maravedis to outfit the expedition, and Columbus…
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…ships for the first voyage—the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María—were fitted out at Palos, on the Tinto River in Spain. Consortia put together by a royal treasury official and composed mainly of Genoese and Florentine bankers in Sevilla (Seville) provided at least 1,140,000 maravedis to outfit the expedition, and Columbus…
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