Santa María was built in Pontevedra, Galicia, in Spain's North-West region. Her master and owner was Juan de la Cosa. La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción ( Spanish for: The Holy Mary of the Immaculate Conception), or La Santa María, originally La Gallega, was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin MaryĬhristopher Columbus on Santa María in 1492, oil Colombo monument One of Santa María 's alleged anchors on display at Musée du Panthéon National Haïtien Ship model at Fort San Cristóbal, San Juan, Puerto Rico Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción (originally La Gallega)
