Pinta (ship)

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Pinta was one of the three ships in Christopher Columbus’s 1492 expedition, known for its speed and for carrying Martín Alonso Pinzón as its captain.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pinta (ship) canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf caravel ⓘ
exploration ship ⓘ
associatedWith Christopher Columbus ⓘ
Martín Alonso Pinzón ⓘ
captain Martín Alonso Pinzón ⓘ
category Christopher Columbus’s ships ⓘ
Exploration ships of Spain ⓘ
Ships of the Age of Discovery ⓘ
commandedDuring1492VoyageBy Martín Alonso Pinzón ⓘ
country Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Castile
crewType Spanish sailors ⓘ
departureDate 1492-08-03 ⓘ
departurePort Palos de la Frontera ⓘ
era Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration
fate unknown exact fate after return to Spain ⓘ
firstLandfallRegion Bahamas ⓘ
flag Crown of Castile ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 15th century ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the first European ships documented to reach the Caribbean in 1492 ⓘ
knownFor being one of the three ships of Columbus’s 1492 voyage ⓘ
high speed ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
name Pinta ⓘ
nameMeaning possibly “the painted one” or “the spotted one” in Spanish ⓘ
navigationArea Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
notableEvent participation in the 1492 discovery voyage to the New World ⓘ
operatedBy Crown of Castile ⓘ
partOf Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas ⓘ
Columbus’s 1492 expedition ⓘ
propulsion sails ⓘ
returnPort Spain ⓘ
returnYear 1493 ⓘ
roleInVoyage accompanied Santa María and Niña on westward Atlantic crossing ⓘ
sailingRig caravel with square-rigged modifications ⓘ
sisterShip Niña (ship) ⓘ
Santa María (ship) ⓘ
linked to: Santa María
typeOfHull wooden hull ⓘ
usedIn transatlantic exploration ⓘ
voyageCompanionShip Niña (ship) ⓘ
Santa María (ship) ⓘ
linked to: Santa María
voyageLeader Christopher Columbus ⓘ
voyagePurpose search for a westward route to Asia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pinzón family → associatedWith → Pinta (ship) ⓘ
La Niña (ship) → sisterShip → Pinta (ship) ⓘ
Niña (ship) → sisterShip → Pinta (ship) ⓘ