1492-Aug.-03
1492-Aug.-03: Christopher Columbus began his first voyage of conquest by sailing a flotilla of three small ships from Palos, Spain.
1492-Aug.-03: Christopher Columbus began his first voyage of conquest by sailing a flotilla of three small ships from Palos, Spain. He first traveled to the Canary Islands to take on supplies before heading directly westward into uncharted Atlantic waters.
Source · p. 140
Rouse, The Tainos, 140