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!

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