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two ships out of three returned to their stairs. Spain, the

two ships Pinta and Nina, and the return journey lasted

three months, until they docked in the Spanish port on

March 15, 1493 AD.

It was the longest cruise at that time, and it is worth

noting that Columbus' voyages were crowned with

success, so he was able to bring quantities of gold, and

he also managed to own many islands that he called the

Indian islands, and the King and Queen of Spain

possessed joy with this discovery, and then Columbus

continued his journey Exploratory, and was always a

long-term view of further exploration.

He prepared a maritime fleet consisting of seventeen

ships carrying 1500 sailors on board, and equipped with

supplies that would last for more than six months. This

voyage also did not fail, but was able to discover more

modern islands, including the Antilles and then the

Caribbean Sea on the southern side of Cuba. And he

traveled all these distances in pursuit of reaching and

searching for India. In 1494 AD, Columbus's ships
landed in Jamaica, which enabled him to reach many

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