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Columbus Arrives in the Americas
San Salvador, Bahamas · 12 Oct 1492
Sailing for the Spanish Crown, Christopher Columbus made European landfall on a Bahamian island he named San Salvador, initiating the Columbian Exchange and permanently linking the hemispheres.
Key specifications
Date
12 OCT 1492
Voyage
36 days
Ships
3 (Santa María, Pinta, Niña)
Crew
~87
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