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Step aboard, and step back to the time of Columbus historic voyage!
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* Step aboard the curved and weathered decks of the Pinta and Santa Maria, follow in the footsteps of Columbus' crew.
* Try your hand at navigation skills, and the working machines of the day; the capstan and block and tackle.
* Mark the passage of time by turning the sandglass and ringing the ship's bell.
* Come aboard-reservations required! |
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Columbus Ships
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Columbus Panels
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In 1983, under the auspices of the Spanish Navy and the Institute of Naval History and Culture, Jose Maria Martinez-Hidalgo was engaged in the study of the three Columbus Ships. Jose Luis Lopez-Martinez was contracted to draw up the construction plans and carry out the strategic planning to create the replicas.
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Columbus planned to find the East by sailing West. His idea was not new. As a cartographer and bookseller in Portugal, Columbus had access to ancient works as well as contemporary maps and theories of the day.
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TEKS
TEKS Biographies-Christopher Columbus
SS 1C, 3A-B,16A (Grade 3), 2 A-B,11A
(Grade 4),1A,11A,(Grade 5), 21A (grade 7), 1B, 2A, 30A (Grade 8) |
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