aug 3, 1492 - Set sail for the Canaries

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There were three ships:
- La Nina, caravel (Vincente Pinzon)
- La Pinta, caravel (Martin Pinzon)
-La Santa Maria, carrack (Christopher Columbus)

The crew contained roughly 80 men including an interpreter, sailors and royal officials. There were no soldiers, settlers or priests.

- The ships were packed with the standard supplies for trading journeys to Africa (bells, beads, necklaces)
- They brought enough dried food to last a year, and barrels of wine and water

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