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From The Discovery Of America by John Fiske published in 1892.
List of Officers and Sailors in the First Voyage of Columbus in 1492
Those who went out in the Santa Maria, and returned in the Nina:--
Christopher Columbus, captain-general
Juan de La Cosa, of Santona, master, and owner of the vessel.
Sancho Ruiz, pilot.
Maestre Alonso, of Moguer, physician.
Maestre Diego, boatswain (contramaestre).
Rodrigo Sanchez, of Segovia, inspector (veedor).
Terreros, steward (maestresala)
Rodrigo de Jerez, of Ayamonte.
Ruiz Garcia, of Santona.
Rodrigo de Escobar.
Francisco de Huelva, of Huelva.
Rui Fernandez, of Huelva.
Pedro de Bilbao, of Larrabezua.
Pedro de Villa, of Santona.
Diego de Salcedo, servant of Columbus.
Pedro de Acevedo, cabin boy.
Luis de Torres, converted Jew, interperter.
Those who went and returned in the Pinta
Martin Alonso Pinzon, of Palos, captain.
Francisco Martin Pinzon, of Palos, master.
Cristobal Garcia Xalmiento, pilot.
Juan de Jerez, of Palos, mariner.
Bartolome Garcia, of Palos, boatswain.
Juan Perez Vizcaino, of Palos, caulker.
Rodrigo de Triana, of Lepe.
Juan Rodriguez Bermejo, of Molinos.
Juan de Sevilla.
Garcia Hernandez, of Palos, steward (despensero).
Garcia Alonso, of Palos.
Gomez Rascon, of Palos. -owners of the vessel
Cristobal Quintero, of Palos, -owners of the vessel
Juan Quintero, of Palos.
Diego Bermudez, of Palos.
Juan Bermudez, of Palos.
Francisco Garcia Gallego, of Moguer.
Francisco Garcia Vallejo, of Moguer.
Pedro de Arcos, of Palos.
Those who went and returned in the Nina:--
Vicente Yanez Pinzon, of Palos, captain.
Juan Nino, of Moguer, master.
Pero Alonso Nino, of Moguer, pilot.
Bartolome Roldan, of Palos, pilot.
Francisco Nino, of Moguer.
Gutierre Perez, of Palos.
Alonso Gutierrez Querido, of Palos.
Those who were left in Hispaniola, and perished, most of them murdered by the natives:--
Pedro Gutierrez, keeper of the king's drawing room.
Rodrigo de Escobedo, of Segovia, notary.
Diego de Arana, of Cordova, high constable (alguazil mayor).
Alonso Velez de Mendoza, of Seville.
Alvar Perez Osorio, of Castrojeriz.
Antonio de Jaen, of Jaen.
The bachelor Bernardino de Tapia, of Ledesma.
Cristobal del Alamo, of Niebla.
Castillo, silversmith and assayer, of Seville.
Diego Garcia, of Jerez.
Diego de Tordoya, of Cabeza de Buey, in Estremadura.
Diego de Capilla, of Almaden.
Diego de Torpa.
Diego de Mables, of Mables.
Diego de Mendoza, of Guadalajara.
Diego de Montalban, of Jaen.
Domingo de Bermeo.
Francisco Fernandez.
Francisco de Godoy, of Seville.
Francisco de Aranda, of Aranda.
Francisco de Henao, of Avila.
Francisco Ximenez, of Seville.
Gabriel Baraona, of Belmonte.
Gonzalo Fernandez de Segovia, of Leon.
Gonzalo Fernandez de Segovia, of Segovia.
Guillermo Ires, [qy. William Irish, or William Harris?], of Galney [i.e. Galway], Ireland.
Fernando de Porcuna.
Jorge Gonzalez, of Trigueros.
Maestre Juan, surgeon.
Juan de Urniga.
Juan Morcillo, of Villanueva de la Serena.
Juan de Cueva, of Castuera.
Juan Patino, of La Serena.
Juan de Barco, of Barco de Avila.
Juan de Villar, of Villar.
Juan de Mendoza.
Martin de Logrosa, of Logrosa.
Pedro Corbacho, of Caceres.
Pedro de Talavera.
Pedro de Foronda.
Sebastian de Mayorga, of Majorca.
Tristan de San Jorge.
Tallarte de Lages [qy. Arthur Laws, or Larkins?], of England.
This list is taken from Captain Caesreo Fernaudez Duro's learned monograph, Colon y Pinzon. Informe relativo a los pormenores de descubrimiento del Nuevo Mundo, Madrid, 1883.
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