The "spice islands" east of India.
he attempted genocide on them.
The captain who sailed with Columbus was Martin Pinzón.
It is strongly believed that Christopher Columbus was the one who discovered North America. He is the father of the New World.
San Salvador
The "spice islands" east of India.
1492
Columbus first sighted San Salvador (Bahamas) in the West Indies on October 12, 1492.
Guanahani island was the first land in the New World seen and visited by Christopher Columbus. It was first sighted on October 12, 1492.
Native Americans
Land was first sighted about 2 AM on the morning of 12 October, 1492.
Columbus Believed he was in India at the end of his first voyage.
he attempted genocide on them.
The New World was first sighted from the Pinta, one of the three ships used by Columbus.
The captain who sailed with Columbus was Martin Pinzón.
The native/indigenous people of Haiti when Columbus arrived were the Taíno. The Taíno people are believed to be relatives of the Arawak people of South America. The first European settlers of Haiti were Spaniards.
San Salvador is believed to be the site of the first landfall.