In December 1492, his principal vessel, Santa María, struck ground off the north coast of the island of Española, known today as the island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and Dominican Republic.
दिसम्बर १४९२ में, उसका मुख्य जलयान सान्ता मारीआ, इस्पानयोला द्वीप के उत्तरी तट के क़रीब किनारे लगा ।