Taino was the language spoken by the Arawaks that Columbus met in San Salvador. Some Taino words are still spoken on the islands of the area.
On his first trip to the "new world", Columbus initially landed at San Salvador.
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Native Americans referred to San Salvador as "Guanahani," which is the name given to the island by the Taíno people who inhabited it before Christopher Columbus's arrival in 1492. The exact meaning of "Guanahani" is not definitively known, but it is often interpreted to mean "Island of the Cacique" or "Great Island." The name reflects the indigenous culture and heritage of the region prior to European colonization.
He landed in the Bahamas. The exact island that Columbus landed on is a matter of debate, most agree that it could have been one of:San Salvador (called Guanahani by the native inhabitants)Samana CayPlana Cay
Christopher Columbus renamed it San Salvador
San Salvador was the name Christopher Columbus gave the island he landed on in the Bahamas. The island is now known as Guanahani.
On his first trip to the "new world", Columbus initially landed at San Salvador.
San Salvador was the name Christopher Columbus gave the island he landed on in the Bahamas. The island is now known as Guanahani.
San Salvador was the name Christopher Columbus gave the island he landed on in the Bahamas. The island is now known as Guanahani.
San Salvador
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San Salvador
Columbus' first land fall on his first voyage was on the island now called San Salvador in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. The natives that Columbus met there called the island Guanahani.
San Salvador was the name Christopher Columbus gave the island he landed on in the Bahamas. The island is now known as Guanahani.
san salvador , cuba, trinidad & tobago,the bahamas
He landed in the Bahamas. The exact island that Columbus landed on is a matter of debate, most agree that it could have been one of:San Salvador (called Guanahani by the native inhabitants)Samana CayPlana Cay