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What was the name of the small island Columbus discovered instead of the trade route to Asia?
what is the name of the island Christopher columbus found instead of the short cut to Asia
What did Columbus name the island he first discovered?
he named it San Salvador.
What was the name of the island Columbus departed from to return to Spain?
what was the name of the island Columbus departed from to return to Spain
Name of Island Columbus landed on?
the name of the island is Guanahani.
How did dominica gets its name?
Chris Columbus discovered her on a Sunday and named her after Sunday. The Caribs named her Wiatukubuli but that was disregarded when Columbus arrived. Dominica got its name from Christopher Columbus in 1492 as he reached the island on a Sunday. The Kalinagos (formerly Carib Indians) call the island "Waitukubuli" which means "Tall is her body" because of the several mountain peaks.
Why did coloumbia get its name?
Christopher Columbus discovered it
Why did Columbus called the people in the lands he discovered Indians?
Most of the Caribbean islands had indigenous people who lived on each island well before Columbus ever arrived. Each people had their name.
What does the French la martinique mean in English?
la Martinique is a French island in the Carribbean. It was discovered by Christopher Columbus who named it after the name it had among the locals at the time, Madidina, 'the island of flowers'.
What was the name of the island Columbus shipwrecked into on Christmas day?
Christopher Columbus was shipwrecked on a island called,'gilligans island' xxx
What was the name of the first island that Cristopher Columbus landed?
the name of the island is Guanahani.
What was the local name for the island that Columbus first landed?
the name of the island is Guanahani.
What is the present day name or Columbus' first landing site?
They landed on a small island in the present-day Bahamas which Columbus claimed for Spain and named San Salvador.
