Columbus's Landfall in the Bahamas

Name: Columbus's Landfall in the Bahamas
Start: 1492

Type Event Region Caribbean Time 1492

On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus and his first-voyage fleet landed on Guanahaní (in the area of today's San Salvador Island in the Bahamas),…

Timeline

1492Guanahaní · BahamasAt dawn a lookout reported sighting land; Columbus brought the Santa María and other ships ashore, raised the banners of Castile and León, and claimed the place for the Spanish crown.
1492Guanahaní · BahamasThe Spanish encountered the local Taíno, exchanging gifts and goods; Columbus recorded their appearance and customs in his journal, mistakenly believing the place was near Japan or China.

Sources

Columbus reaches the New World https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-reaches-the-new-world
The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America, 1492-1493 — Bartolomé de las Casas (transcriber) (1989)