How many crew sailed with Columbus in 1492?
History hard Data from 1492
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The answer
90 crew
Roughly 90.
Around 90 men sailed on the three ships of the first voyage. The Santa María was about 19 metres long — shorter than a tennis court — and the crossing took 36 days from the Canary Islands.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Archivo General de Indias / Encyclopaedia Britannica |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1492 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | crew |
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