From a king and queen in spain.
The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Mariawere the ships Columbus sailed west with from Spain.
I suppose Spain got to name them because Queen Isabella of Spain supplied the three ships and a crew.
Spain
The country that supplied Christopher Columbus with ships in 1492 was Spain. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were the monarchs in Spain at this time. His three ships were named the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
His three ships were called the NIna, Pinta and the Santa Maria
Queen Isabella of Spain. She provided three ships for him to sail with.
he thought he was going to asia, but really he found the americas.
THE NINA, THE PINTA AND THE SANTA MARIA.
queen Isabella Christopher Columbus asked King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain for money to try out his idea of traveling west to reach the East. Queen Isabella refused Columbus at first. Later King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave Columbus three ships, a crew of about ninety men, and some money. The three ships were the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María.
Christopher Columbus set sail with a fleet of three ships. These ships were the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
Columbus set of with three ships the pinta,nina and the santa maria. Most of his crew came from the surrounding areas of spain.