August 3，1492

The rulers of Spain gave me three ships—the Nina，the Pinta，and the Santa Maria.They also paid for 90 crewmen and supplies.

I am so excited！I cannot believe that I am the captain of my own voyage to find spices，gold，and precious[6]jewels.I plan to sail to the Canary Islands and then make a long jump across the Ocean Sea to the gold treasures of the Indies.［Editor’s note：The Ocean Sea that Columbus sailed across was actually the Atlantic Ocean.Columbus and the rest of Europe’s explorers believed there was only one huge sea that connected Europe to Asia.］