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, Italian Cristoforo Colombo, Spanish CristÃ³bal ColÃ³n, (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]âdied May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain), master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492â93, 1493â96, 1498â1500, and 1502â04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.