After which of his ships did Columbus name the island of Marie-Galante?

After which of his ships did Columbus name the island of Marie-Galante? After Marigalante.

Christopher Columbus encountered Marie-Galante on 3 November 1493 during his second voyage across the Atlantic. It was the second island he reached after Dominica, and he anchored near what is now Grand-Bourg. The island’s name commemorated Marigalante, the flagship of the expedition.

Marigalante means roughly “Gallant Mary.” The vessel is also associated with the name Santa María, which can cause confusion with the Santa María from Columbus’s first voyage. That earlier Santa María was wrecked on Hispaniola in 1492; the flagship on the second voyage was a different ship, sometimes identified as Santa María la Galante or Capitana.

The island is now part of Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. Historical sources and modern references vary slightly in spelling, including Marigalante, Mariagalante, and Santa María la Galante, but “Marigalante” is the canonical ship name intended by this quiz question.