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Christopher Columbus

Snopes rated the claim “The ships used in Columbus’ first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492-93 were called the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.” Legend.

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Captured 2026-08-15 from Snopes. The archived copy is preserved so this citation survives link rot.

Christopher Columbus · 2020