Martin Alonso Pinzon
The captain who sailed with Columbus was Martin Pinzón.
Christopher Columbus or Cristobal Colon used 3 ships for his voyages. He was the captain-general of Santa Maria. Martin Alonso Pinzon was the captain of Pinta and Vincente Yanez Pinzon, the captain of Nina.
he was a spanish mariner, ship builder, navigator, explorere, and the oldest of the pinzon brothers
martin pinzon
Martin Alonso Pinzon
Martin Alonso Pinzon
The captain who sailed with Columbus was Martin Pinzón.
Brothers
Christopher Columbus or Cristobal Colon used 3 ships for his voyages. He was the captain-general of Santa Maria. Martin Alonso Pinzon was the captain of Pinta and Vincente Yanez Pinzon, the captain of Nina.
he was a spanish mariner, ship builder, navigator, explorere, and the oldest of the pinzon brothers
martin pinzon
The names of the ships were the Niña and the Pinta, but I'm not sure about the brothers. It sounds intriguing, though, and I hope someone comes through with an answer. My bet is that they were from Spain, though, because most, if not all, of Columbus' crews were from Spain, where he lived most of his adult life. His only descendants, to this day, are Spaniards. He was, after all, sailing for Spain.
Martin Pinzon
Some famous people that are named the unusual name Pinzon include Vincent Pinzon a Spanish navigator, explorer, and Martin Pinzon sailed with Christopher Columbus. These two Pinzon were brothers and Vincent was the older one.
The crew members who worked on the Santa Maria during Christopher Columbus's first voyage in 1492 included Captain Juan de la Cosa, Martin Alonso Pinzon, Vicente Yañez Pinzon, and approximately 40 other men.
In total there were 91 men including Columbus on the first voyage, 40 on the Santa Maria, 26 on the Pinta, and 24 on the Nina. There is no record of the names of many of them. Santa Maria was captained by Juan de la Cosa Pinta was captained by Martin Alonso Pinzon Others included: Vicente Yanez Pinzon who was brother of Captain Pinzon Rodrigo de Triana, a sailor aboard the Pinta, was the first man to sight land in the Americas.