Santa Maria
Historic exploration vessel
Santa Maria is a common place name throughout the Spanish-speaking world, meaning "Saint Mary" in reference to the Virgin Mary.
Most famously, the *Santa María* was Christopher Columbus's flagship on his 1492 voyage to the Americas.
The name appears on churches, cities, and geographic features across Latin America and the Philippines: We drove through Santa Maria on the way to the coast.
Small Portuguese exploration ship
- carrackLarge 15th-century merchantman
- hullOuter covering or frame
- mastVessel's sail support
- sailsWind-catching boat fabric
deck · bow · stern · anchor · rigging · keel · rudder · cargo
Discovery voyage year
- voyageJourney by sea
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
Queen Isabella · King Ferdinand · Niña · flagship · landfall · Caribbean · San Salvador · Indies
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
longitude · trade winds · sea route · dead reckoning · stars · celestial · charts · Mercator
West coast megastate
- cityLarge populated area
- BrazilLargest South American nation
- AzoresMid-Atlantic Portuguese territory
- Cape VerdeAtlantic African archipelago
basilica · church · island · wine region · Portuguese · municipality · volcanic · settlement
caravel
Small Portuguese exploration ship
sails · deck · bow · stern · anchor · rigging · keel · rudder · cargo · vessel
1492
Discovery voyage year
expedition · Queen Isabella · King Ferdinand · Niña · flagship · landfall · Caribbean · San Salvador · Indies · Age of Discovery
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- astrolabeAncient altitude-measuring instrument
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
latitude · longitude · trade winds · sea route · dead reckoning · stars · celestial · charts · Mercator · mariner
California
West coast megastate
Cape Verde · basilica · church · island · wine region · Portuguese · municipality · volcanic · settlement
- Age of ExplorationColumbus, Marco Polo, exploration, explorers, expeditions
- CaliforniaLos Angeles, San Francisco, Hollywood, San Diego, Yosemite
- Famous ShipsTitanic, RMS Titanic, Mayflower, Bismarck, Lusitania
- Legendary VoyagersOdysseus, Ulysses, Jason, Sinbad, Aeneas
- pearsAnjou, Bartlett, Bosc, Asian pear, Williams
- shipsship, vessel, freighter, tanker, cargo ship