san salvador
There is no island named after him.
christopher Columbus named an island san salvador.
Christopher Columbus
He was named Christopher because he was named that . Italian: Cristoforo Colombo Spanish Cristobal Colon Latin Christophorus Columbus
Christopher Columbus named the island Santa María de Guadalupe in 1493 after the Virgin Mary, venerated in the Spanish town of Guadalupe, in Extremadura.
Christopher Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493 and gave the island the name Antigua.Antigua was named by the Portuguese Explorer Christopher Columbus, who dubbed the island "Santa Maria de la Antigua." However, it is also locally referred to as "Wadadli," which was the name used by the Arawak Indians who once inhabited the island.
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Christopher Columbus's mom is believed to have been Susanna Fontanarossa.His mother was named Susanna Colombo. His father was named Domenico Colombo.
Columbus,Ohio was named in honor of Christopher Columbus..Other towns as well.
San Salvador was the name Christopher Columbus gave the island he landed on in the Bahamas. The island is now known as Guanahani.
Christopher Columbus."Finally on October 12, 1492, the ships landed on an island Columbus named San Salvador. Today we call this land east of Florida the Bahama Islands."~ Quoted from Oklahoma Hisotry Book.Oklahoma:Land of Contrasts.
I believe christopher columbus named an island in central america. look in your history book to find which one.