October 12, 2006
Columbus Reaches the Caribbean
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On Aug. 3, 1492, Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain, with three small ships. After halting at the Canary Islands, he sailed due west, turning toward a more southerly direction in early October. During the same, eventful month, Columbus quelled a small mutiny and landed on an island in the Bahamas. He took possession for Spain and, with impressed natives aboard, discovered other islands in the neighborhood. How many ships was Columbus given for his second voyage?
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