On 30 May 1498, on Columbus´s third voyage, he left with six ships from Sanlúcar, Spain. Three of the ships headed directly for Hispaniola with much-needed supplies. Columbus took the other three to c.. Read more »ontinue the search for a passage to continental Asia. On 1 August, they arrived near the mouth of South America's Orinoco river. Columbus recognized that it must be the continent's mainland.
Venezuela
