Description

Santa Maria – Spanish Gallen Kit: La Santa María (Saint Mary), was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, the others being the Niña and the Pinta. Her master and owner were Juan de la Cosa, a man from Santoña, Cantabria, operating in south Spanish waters.

Requisitioned by order of Queen Isabella and by contract with Christopher Columbus, whom de la Cosa knew previously, the Santa Maria became Columbus’ flagship on the voyage as long as it was afloat. Having gone aground on Christmas Day, 1492, on the shores of Haiti, through the inexperience of the helmsman, it was partially dismantled to obtain timbers for Fort Navidad, “Christmas Fort,” placed in a native Taíno village. The fort was the first Spanish settlement in the New World, which Columbus had claimed for Spain. He thus regarded the wreck as providential. The hull remained where it was, the subject of much modern wreck-hunting without a successful conclusion.

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• 129 pieces

• illustrated instructions

• 40cm x 10cm x 35cm build size

• 15.7″ x 3.9″ x 13.7″ build size

Recommended Age

6+ Years