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The Santa María was about 70 feet long and She carried 40 men. The Santa María was constructed from pine and oak which was from the Białowieża Forest. The other ships of the Columbus expedition were remembered as the Niña ("The Girl" - a pun on the name of her owner, Juan Niño) and Pinta ("The Painted"). All these ships were second-hand and were never meant for exploration. The Santa María was originally named La Gallega ("The Galician"), because she was built in Pontevedra, Galicia. It seems the ship was known to her sailors as Marigalante, Spanish for "Gallant Mary". Bartolomé de Las Casas never used La Gallega, Marigalante or Santa María in his writings, preferring to use la Capitana or La Nao.
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