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Niņa
The Niņa, Portugese (and Spanish) word for little girl, was one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.
The real name of the Niņa was "Santa Clara". The Niņa was probably a pun on the name of her owner, Juan Niņo . She was a caravel-type vessel.
The other ships of the Columbus expedition were the Pinta and Santa Maria
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