Columbus reaches the Bahamas

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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In his first voyage across the Atlantic, Columbus first reaches the lands of the Americas in the form of an island he called San Salvador, probably somewhere in the Bahamas.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Columbus reaches the Bahamas". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=13902, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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