The timbers from the ship were later used to build a fort which he called "La Navidad" (Christmas) because the wreck occurred on Christmas Day, north from the modern town of Limonade (see map, and the photograph).
The timbers were later used to build a fort which Columbus called "La Navidad" (Christmas) because the wreck occurred on Christmas Day, north from the modern town of Limonade (see map, and the photograph).