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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.
Santa María, Christopher Columbus’ flagship on his first voyage to America. About 117 feet (36 metres) long, the “Santa María” had a deck, three masts, and forecastle and sterncastle and was armed with bombards that fired granite balls.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 9, 2019 · On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus and his crew set sail from the port of Palos in southern Spain on three vessels: la Santa Clara (Niña), la Pinta and la Santa Gallega (Santa Maria).
- Dave Roos
Oct 6, 2017 · The ships of Christopher Columbus's First Fleet—the flagship Santa Maria flanked by Niña and Pinta—are depicted in this undated woodcut. Only the fate of Santa Maria is known.
- The Santa Maria was one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the Americas in 1492.
- The Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships. The Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships used by Columbus on his voyage. It was a relatively large vessel for its time, measuring approximately 70 feet (21 meters) in length.
- The ship was originally named La Gallega, meaning “The Galician,” after the province in Spain where it was built. Originally named La Gallega, meaning “The Galician” in Spanish, the Santa Maria was constructed in the Spanish port of Pontevedra, in the province of Galicia.
- The Santa Maria was a carrack, a type of sailing ship widely used by Europeans in the 15th and 16th centuries.
The three-masted vessel Santa Maria was the largest of Columbus’s expeditionary vessels and his flagship. Measuring around 70 feet in length, it carried a crew of 40 men. The Santa Maria and Columbus’s other fleet members the Niña and the Pinta were older ships used for coastal trading rather than vessels designed for ocean crossings.
May 13, 2014 · On Christmas Day of 1492 Christopher Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria, ran aground off the northern coast of Haiti. In his journal Columbus recorded the location of the ship's wreck, and...
