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  2. Niña - Wikipedia

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    However, she was commonly referred to by her nickname, La Niña ('The Little Girl'), which was probably a pun on the name of her owner, Juan Niño of Moguer ('Niño', his surname, meaning 'Little Boy'). [1] She was a standard caravel-type vessel. The other ships of the Columbus expedition were the caravel-type Pinta and the carrack-type Santa ...

  3. Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa [3] [4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.

  4. Native American name controversy - Wikipedia

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    Columbus thought he had arrived in Champa (compare Dragon's Tail (peninsula) § Age of Discovery and Cattigara § Columbus' search for Ciamba), part of the East Indies, his original goal. Europeans at the time of Christopher Columbus 's voyage often referred to all of South and East Asia as "India" or "the Indias/ Indies ", sometimes dividing ...

  5. Santa María (ship) - Wikipedia

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    ' The Holy Mary of the Immaculate Conception '), or La Santa María (Spanish: [la ˈsãn̪.t̪a maˈɾi.a]), originally La Gallega (Spanish: [la ɡaˈʝe.ɣ̞a]), was the largest of the three small ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, with the backing of the Spanish monarchs.

  6. Pinta (ship) - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, a replica of La Pinta, although 15 feet (4.5 m) longer and 8 feet (2.4 m) wider than the original, was launched by the Christopher Columbus Foundation. [7] This ship weighs [draws?] about 100 tons and often sails alongside an authentic replica of La Niña, which was launched in 1991. Replica of La Pinta commissioned by the Columbus ...

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    Here are 125 cute, sexy, and romantic nicknames for your boyfriend, fiancé, baby daddy, FWB—basically anyone you're getting romantic with.

  8. Diego Columbus (Lucayan) - Wikipedia

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    Diego Columbus (Spanish: Diego Colón) was a Lucayan Taíno taken from the island of Guanahani and adopted by Christopher Columbus. Diego's Lucayan name is unknown, but he was an inhabitant of Guanahani (later San Salvador) in October of 1492, when Christopher Columbus made landfall during his first voyage. During the fleet's stay at the island ...

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