when did columbus set sail on his first voyage

Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage on August 3, 1492, from the port of Palos de la Frontera in southern Spain. He commanded three ships: the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María. The voyage led to the sighting of land in the Americas on October 12, 1492, when Columbus and his crew reached an island in the Bahamas that he named San Salvador.