Talk:Santa María (ship)

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[edit] Makeup

What exactly is meant by the following line:

Pinta ("The Painted" – this might be a reference to excessive makeup)

Who's makeup? The ship's, or a person's?

This is probably a pun... like the Niña. It seems clear to me that at that time the tradition was to gave ship girls names or nicknames.... Ericd 12:31, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Length

Which is the correct length?

"The Santa María was a small carrack, or "Nao" around 70 feet..."

or

"The ship was about 82 ft long, had a deck and three masts."

Do these even apply to the same ship?