![]() The Niña logged at least 25,000 miles under Columbus' command. She was lying in Santo Domingo in 1500, and we last heard of her making a trading voyage to the Pearl Coast in 1501. She returned to Cadiz in time to sail for Hispaniola early in 1498, as advance guard of Columbus' Third Voyage. The Captain, Alonso Medel, escaped with a few men, stole a boat, rowed back to Niña, cut her cables and made sail. She was then chartered for an unauthorized voyage to Rome, and was captured by a corsair when leaving the port of Cagliari, and brought to an anchor at Cape Pula, Sardinia where she was stripped of her arms and crew. She was the only vessel in West Indian waters to survive the hurricane of 1495, and then brought back the Admiral and 120 passengers to Spain inġ496. She accompanied the grand fleet of the Second Voyage to Hispaniola and Columbus selected her out of seventeen ships for his flagship on an exploratory voyage to Cuba, and purchased a half share in her. Built in the Ribera de Moguer, an estuary, now silted up, of the Rio Tinto, Niña made the entire First Voyage, bringing Columbus safely home. Vincente Yanez was her Captain on Columbus' First Voyage, and he later discovered the Amazon on an independent voyage. Santa Clara was always Niña, after her master-owner Juan Nino of Moguer. A Spanish vessel in those days had an official religious name but was generally known by nickname, which might be a feminine form of her masters patronmyic, or of her home port. She was named Santa Clara after the patron saint of Moguer. The Niña was Columbus' favorite and for good reason. ![]() The Pinta returned home and disappeared from History without a trace, but the Niña, now there's a woman with a past! The Niña and Pinta were Caravels which were used by explorers during the Age of Discovery. The Santa Maria which Columbus never liked, ran aground and sank on Christmas Eve 1492 in Hispaniola (now Cap Haitien). Take a look at the original craft from which I based my idea.The original Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic were common trading vessels. Jones First Grader, Shipwrecked." We read it last week, which actually helped me come up with the ide as to crafts for today! Mommy Tip: If you are looking for a fun book to go with this day and your Kindergartner or older likes Junie B. If you use a buoyant bottom like the Pringles cups, you can then let your child, or children race them to see who hits land first. Note: you will want to tape your sails on at three different heights on the toothpicks, gives it an old fashioned look. Insert your new sails into the play dough or clay. Pat out some clay or play dough and put in the bottom of the "ship." This will hold the ships sails upright.Ĭut or fold your paper into three small sails, and tape or glue to your toothpicks. Once they are dry you can use a permanent marker to label the ships. White paper (looks more historical with white, but my Gracie wanted colored paper)įirst, paint your egg cups brown (do not paint Pringle cups-I tried this, it does NOT work and all the paint comes off when you float them (see picture above)-lesson learned ) to make them more like boats.Snack sized Pringles containers or 3 cutout egg cups from an egg carton.*the original craft called for egg carton cups, but when I finished off one of the small Pringles packages the other day I thought "hey, I bet this would actually float!" We made, and later raced, Columbus' famous three ships: The Nina, The Pinta, and The Santa Maria. In honor of Columbus Day, Thomas, Gracie and I are having some navigational fun today.
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