On August 3, 1492, who set sail from Palos, Spain, with three ships, Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria? Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Marco Polo
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On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three ships, Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• Christopher Columbus was an Italian Navigator.
• Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 in Italy.
• Columbus started his voyage to find a sea route to India and China.
• He sailed from Spain with three ships namely Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria.
• As, Columbus believed that Earth is round so he started his journey from the west.
• After sailing for 10 weeks in Atlantic Ocean, Columbus reached a new land.
• He thought that new land as India and called the people as Indians.
• But the fact was he reached the Bahamas islands.
• Many theories say that Columbus discovered America but they are wrong.
• Columbus never reached so called United States of America.
• However, another navigator Amerigo Vespussi discovered America.