Columbus sights three peaks and names the land la Trinidad

… and so he ordered the course steered to the north, a quarter northeast, and went along that way until midday, but as his divine Majesty, he says, has always used mercy with me, by chance, and by accident, a sailor of Huelva, a servant of mine, who was called Alonso Perez, went up into the maintop, and saw land to the west, and was 15 leagues from it, and what appeared of it were three hummocks, or three mountains. He gave this land the name the island of la Trinidad, because he had determined so, that the first land he discovered should be so called, and it pleased, he says, Our Lord, by his high Majesty, that the first sight was of three hummocks all together, I mean three mountains, all at one time and in one view. His high power by his mercy guide me, he says, and in such a manner that he may have great service, and Your Highnesses great pleasure; for it is certain that the finding of this land, in this part, was a great miracle, as great as the finding of the first voyage. …