The Pinta
by Marcia Lee Jones
Title
The Pinta
Artist
Marcia Lee Jones
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Photograph - Photography
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Lucky for me, I was able to capture the Pinta docked on Badger Island, Maine but didn't see it sailing in with sails blowing in the wind.
La Pinta (Spanish for The Pint (liquid measure), The Look, or The Spotted One ) was the fastest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first transatlantic voyage in 1492. The New World was first sighted by Rodrigo de Triana on the Pinta on October 12, 1492. The owner of the Pinta was Cristobal Quintero. The Quintero brothers were ship owners from Palos. The owner of the ship allowed Martin Alonso Pinzon to take over the ship so he could keep an eye on the ship.
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June 19th, 2014
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