USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 12, the expedition sighted land, probably Watling Island in the Bahamas, and went ashore the same day, claiming it for Spain. Later that month, Columbus sighted Cuba, which he thought was mainland China, and in December the expedition landed on Hispaniola, which Columbus thought might be Japan.

Detailed explanation-2: -October 12, 1492, is of enormous significance in Western history: It is the day when explorer Christopher Columbus completed his journey across the Atlantic Ocean and landed in the “New World.”What Columbus actually reached on that October day was an island he named San Salvador that is now part of the Bahamas.

Detailed explanation-3: -On October 12, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall in what is now the Bahamas. Columbus and his ships landed on an island that the native Lucayan people called Guanahani. Columbus renamed it San Salvador.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 60-foot vessel would accompany Columbus on his first voyage as the fastest of the trio. Returning to Spain after the mission, she vanished, slipping between the cracks of history. Not one record has been found of her fate.

Detailed explanation-5: -On October 12, 1492, after a two-month voyage, Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas he called San Salvador-though the people of the island called it Guanahani.