The Crew of 1492
The crew ate salt beef and pork and beans with hardtack soaked in wine. They cooked stew in a fire box and shared one pot. They drank wine and water and used an hourglass turned every half hour by cabin boys. Columbus captained the Santa Maria on this voyage.
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Santa Maria
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Recreated Nina Pinta and Santa Maria Tour U S Ports
The Mini Page crew presents recreations of Columbus era ships touring American seaports. 62 Spanish navy officers and volunteers sail the Nina Pinta and Santa Maria using period materials and methods with modern safety aids.
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