I went in, and found there a stoutish, middle-aged person, in a brown surtout and black tights and shoes, with no more hair upon his head (which was a large one, and very shining) than there is upon an egg, and with a very extensive face, which he turned full upon me.
Quick Answer. Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas on Oct. 12, 1492. He named the island San Salvador and continued on to Cuba and Hispaniola. After he returned to Spain, Columbus made a second voyage to the Caribbean. This voyage landed in Dominica on Nov. 3, 1493.
Christopher Columbus, if indeed he was born in Genoa, would have been called at birth Cristoforo Colombo. His birth is postulated at between August and October of 1451.Today Genoa is part of Italy, but in 1451 it was an independent city-state, and the richest city in the western Mediterranean.hristopher Columbus, if indeed he was born in Genoa, would have been called at birth Cristoforo Colombo. His birth is postulated at between August and October of 1451.