2006-10-11 00:43:55 · 6 answers · asked by raju 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
It was Oct. 12, 1942.
2006-10-11 00:51:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have checked with Wikipedia before asking this one. I quote:
"On the evening of August 3, 1492, Columbus departed from Palos with three ships; one larger "Nao", the Santa Maria and two smaller "caravels", the Niña and the Pinta (The ships were never officially named) [citation needed]. The ships were property of Juan de la Cosa and the Pinzón brothers (Martin and Vicente Yáñez), but the monarchs forced the Palos inhabitants to contribute to the expedition. Columbus first sailed to the Canary Islands, which was owned by Castile, where he restocked the provisions and made repairs, and on September 6, he started what turned out to be a five-week voyage across the ocean.
Land was sighted at 2 a.m. on October 12, by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana (also known as Juan Rodriguez Bermejo) aboard Pinta.[4] Columbus called the island (in what is now The Bahamas) San Salvador, although the natives called it Guanahani. Exactly which island in the Bahamas this corresponds to is an unresolved topic; prime candidates are Samana Cay, Plana Cays, or San Salvador Island (named San Salvador in 1925 in the belief that it was Columbus' San Salvador). The indigenous people he encountered, the Lucayan, TaÃno or Arawak, were peaceful and friendly."
I hope this helps.
2006-10-11 00:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by DBG 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
October 12, 1492.
2006-10-11 00:46:51 · answer #3 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Records said in Oct.12th, 1492 he reached the island of Guanani in teh CAribbean Sea, taht he baptized as San Salvador
2006-10-11 01:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by pelancha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1492. I think he actually discovered what is the Bahamas.
2006-10-11 01:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a long time ago... 12 oct 1492...
2006-10-11 00:50:15 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋