Keith A., Pickering. "The First Voyage of Columbus". Person. 2006
http://www.columbusnavigation.com/v1.shtml.
To Canary Island
August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus began his first voyage in port of Palos (near Huelva) in southern Spain. Under command of three ships; the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Most of his crew came from neighboring towns such as Lepe and Moguer.
Columbus' first arrival was at the Gomera, Canary Islands, the westernmost Spanish possessions. Canary Islands is formed by many other small islands such as Gomera, Hierro, Santa Cruz de la palm, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Arrecife. Wind was the leash that delayed his departure. He and his men had to stay in the Canary Island for four weeks, waiting for their ships to be repaired, and for winds to be back. On September 6, 1492, Columbus left the island of Gomera, but winds stop again, and Columbus left himself within sight of the western island of Hierro until September 8.
On September 8, 1492, he departured from the Canary Island.
This place is significant because it was the first place where Columbus had landed on, meaning the start point of his first voyage.
