San Salvador. He claimed he had reached Asia but he didn't. Amerigo Vespucci proved Columbus wrong be following the same route he did and found nothing like what he described.
Christopher Columbus called the island he landed on San Salvador in his October 12, 1492. This island was located in what is now the Bahamas. It could have actually been San Salvador Island, Samana Cay, or Plana Cays.
He didn't land in North America, but on an island. He lived in Spain most of his life.
in 1492
On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed at a small island in the Bahamas, which many think was Watling Island, later renamed San Salvador Island in honor of the event.
On October 11, 1492, Columbus claimed in his dairy that he saw a light that looked like it was from a candle. The next day, October 12, one of his crew members, Rodrigo de Triana, actually saw land. Nevertheless, Columbus stated his sighting was the first sighting of land, which allowed him to keep the reward money promised to the first person to see land.
Columbus' first land fall on his first voyage was on the island now called San Salvador in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. The natives that Columbus met there called the island Guanahani.
Christopher Columbus called the island he landed on San Salvador in his October 12, 1492. This island was located in what is now the Bahamas. It could have actually been San Salvador Island, Samana Cay, or Plana Cays.
Oct. 12, 1492
He didn't land in North America, but on an island. He lived in Spain most of his life.
1492
In 1492.A.D.
In 1492
in 1492
On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed at a small island in the Bahamas, which many think was Watling Island, later renamed San Salvador Island in honor of the event.
On October 11, 1492, Columbus claimed in his dairy that he saw a light that looked like it was from a candle. The next day, October 12, one of his crew members, Rodrigo de Triana, actually saw land. Nevertheless, Columbus stated his sighting was the first sighting of land, which allowed him to keep the reward money promised to the first person to see land.
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San Salvador