Picture No | 12029982 |
Date | 1492 |
Description | Columbus Landing at San Salvador |
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Christopher Columbus debarks at the island of Guanahani and holds a standard with his arms raised as his crew kneel around him, and several Lucayan natives watch from the trees. Columbus would rename this island San Salvador 'The Saviour', after Jesus Christ.
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Source | Engraving by Edouard Riou |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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