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Where did Christopher Columbus land when he first discovered America?
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2015-09-25 15:56:11
Watlings Island?
This debate has been going on for more that 500 years. The truth
is....nobody really knows were Columbus first stepped foot on the
New World. If you want a good guess, most historians have agreed on
Guanahani Island which today is known as Watling Island in the
Bahama's. The reason for the debate is that Christopher Columbus
was notorious for keeping inaccurate logs on distance throughout
the first voyage. In fact, Columbus did this on purpose. Columbus
was a sailor who sailed by "Dead Reckoning" and he was an expert at
it. As far as a mathematical sailor--- he was not. Columbus did
keep a detailed diary of every day activities. Through this diary
log, it can be determined that the physical description given by
Columbus himself (and with his inaccurate but useful position logs)
Watlings Island is the most PROBABLE landing site of Christopher
Columbus. To this day there have been search crews combing the
Bahamas for the wreckage of the Santa Maria which sank by accident
on Christmas, 1492. This would yield indisputable proof of the
first landfall. Unfortunately, no such wreckage has ever been
found.
The first place Christopher Columbus landed was the Caribbean
Islands. His first attempt at settlement was on Hispaniola.
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