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.
COX: And you know, the Getty Museum in Southern California had a recent exhibit about Cuba and there is a photograph in that exhibit that claims or maintains that this is the spot where Columbus landed in Cuba. FOWLER: Well, Columbus did land in Cuba, Tony. One of the things that often is not recognized is that Columbus actually made four voyages to the New World. And so, he did but it was not his first landfall. He did set foot in Cuba.