平塔 (Píngtǎ) most commonly transliterates the Spanish name 'Pinta' — best known as one of Columbus's three caravels in his 1492 voyage (alongside the
圣玛丽亚 Santa María and the
尼尼亚 Niña). The Pinta's lookout, Rodrigo de Triana, was the first European to sight land in the Americas on October 12, 1492. The same
平塔 also covers the Galápagos island Pinta and various small Spanish-language place names.
