![]() Its most prominent exhibits are replicas of Christopher Columbus's boats for his first voyage to the Americas, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. The Wharf of the Caravels ( Spanish: Muelle de las Carabelas) is a museum in Palos de la Frontera, in the province of Huelva, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Official page on the site of the government of Huelva. A replica of the Nina currently travels the world and serves as a sailing museum dedicated to the explorations of Christopher Columbus.Replicas of the Pinta, Niña, and Santa María at the Wharf. Her dimensions are better known than that of the other ships this caravel vessel carried twenty-six men and was 90 feet long. The third ship, La Pinta, was the middle-sized ship on the initial voyage and also the fastest. The last record of her was in 1501 in the Pearl Coast she is not believed to have ever returned to Spain. After venturing to Hispaniola for Columbus’ third voyage in 1498 she served as a trading ship in the New World. This voyage didn’t go as planned as a massive hurricane killed hundreds of crew members and destroyed 16 ships in the charter only the Nina survived. The Nina’s biggest claim to fame was her designation as the flagship (out of a total charter of 17 ships) for an exploratory voyage to Cuba in 1495. Carrying twenty-three men on the first voyage, she became Columbus’ main ship after the wrecking of the Santa Maria. The second ship, the Nina, was a much smaller and more maneuverable vessel than the Santa Maria, and was known as a caravel-type ship. Up to three modern-day replicas of the Santa Maria have been constructed (one of them non-sailing) but all of these recreations are based on speculative information no photograph of the ship exists, and drawings and journal entries by her owners and crew often contradict one another in describing the type of ship it was. Upon her demise in present-day Haiti, the salvageable timber was utilized to build the La Navidad settlement. With an occupancy of 40 men, the Santa Maria was a three-masted windjammer that was 70 feet in length. Ironically, it is the only ship that did not make it back to Spain. Of the three ships to make this initial voyage, only the Santa Maria was constructed for the express purpose of exploration and was truly designed to survive the intense seas of an Atlantic crossing. Columbus and his crew safely arrived back in Spain on March 15, 1493. The trip home was delayed over a week due to a storm in the Spanish harbor, which required the remaining Pinta and Nina to dock in Portugal temporarily. While it is unclear how many natives were kidnapped, it is well- documented that only seven survived the intense voyage. A number of the local populous was also forcibly kidnapped by Columbus’ crew in order to be brought back for show and examination in Spain. Upon the Santa Maria accidentally running aground on December 25, 1492, Columbus chose to establish the Spanish settlement of La Navidad on the island to keep an eye on the valuable contents of the ship, in what is now present-day Haiti. Of the locales visited by Columbus in this New World, Hispaniola witnessed the greatest impact. Before departing back across the Atlantic, Columbus and his crew also visited Cuba and Hispaniola, an island in the Antilles. Columbus (in his journal entries) viewed these natives as ill-prepared for warfare, potentially good servants, and easy converts to Christianity. The first landing in the New World came on October 12th, 1492 on an island in the Bahamas (believed to be the modern-day islands of either San Salvador or Plana Cays), which was followed by a friendly encounter with the native peoples. All of the images in this site are of the actual models made from these kits! We even include a history of your project to write that report! The Buying Process Then, with only a pair of scissors, some glue, and about an hour you will transform these paper sheets into a true three-dimensional architectural replica or complete science project. We offer United States Postal Service, First-Class Parcel, 1-3 day shipping same day shipping for a flat $5 fee. If you don’t want to print them yourself, for only a few $s more, we will print them for you with high quality color printers, on thick card stock 60#+ paper for durability, and mailed directly to you the same day! These paper models can be purchased starting at only $9.95 for the 7"x10", and $11.95 for the 10”x13” instant PDF downloads which can printed on any standard home or office printer on regular paper. These models are perfect for that last minute project! Paper Models Online - Your Best Way To Get An "A"! ![]()
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