Where did Christopher Columbus land in 1492?

Answer 1

On an island he named "San Salvador" somewhere in the modern day Bahamas. One location (Cat Island) was renamed San Salvador, but in 1925 this name was given to a different island (Watlings Island) based on the reexamination of historical evidence.

Answer 2

Columbus's initial 1492 voyage came at a critical time of growing national Imperialism and economic competition between developing nation states seeking wealth from the establishment of trade routes and colonies. In this sociopolitical climate, Columbus's far-fetched scheme won the attention of Isabella I of Castle. Severely underestimating the circumference of the Earth, he estimated that a westward route from Iberia to the Indies would be shorter than the overland trade route through Arabia. If true, this would allow Spain entry into the lucrative spice trade - heretofore commanded by the Arabs and Italians. Following his plotted course, he instead landed within the Bahamas Archipelago at a locale he named San Salvador. Mistaking the lands he encountered for the East Indies, he referred to the inhabitants as "indios".

Answer 3

India, this is why Native Americans are called Indians. Columbus made a rather bad mistake is his distance calculations.

Answer 4

There are a lot of arguments about where Columbus landed first. It was for sure an island near San Salvador and Cuba, though.

Answer 5

the Bahamas :D

Answer 6

in america

Answer 7

in america