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Pinta

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The Pinta was one of the three ships, alongside the Niña and the Santa María, that sailed with Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to America in 1492. It was part-owned by Spanish shipowners and navigators Martín Alonso and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, who helped prepare the ships and procure crews for the expedition. Martín Alonso Pinzón commanded the Pinta and his suggestion to change course led to the fleet's landfall in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. The Pinta was smaller than the flagship Santa María and returned safely to Spain after the voyage, despite encountering storms.123

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  1. Santa María
  2. Christopher Columbus - The first voyage of Christopher Columbus
  3. Martín Alonso Pinzón and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón

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