Columbus' fleet, after being becalmed for several…

August 1498 CE

Columbus' fleet, after being becalmed for several days in the doldrums of the mid-Atlantic, regains its wind and, dangerously low on water, turns north in the direction of Dominica, which Columbus had visited in his previous voyage.

The ships had sighted the land of Trinidad on July 31 approaching from the southeast.

The fleet sails along the southern coast and enters Dragon's Mouth, anchoring near Soldado Rock, where they had made contact with a group of natives in canoes.

Columbus then lands on Trinidad at Icacos Point (which he names Punta de Arenal) on August 2.

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