questionedithistorytranslationsCurrent version This is the accepted version. added by globalquiz.org Nov. 20, 2014, 3:27 p.m. Where did Columbus land in the New World for the first time? in the Bahamasin Cubain Hispaniolain JamaicaIt is known that Columbus arrived on an island in the Bahamas (he named it San Salvador), but for centuries historians debated on which island that really was. The captain's log doesn't give much information: large, beautiful island, with a lagoon. Today, there is a general consensus that it was an island in the Bahamas, named San Salvador in 1926 to match the name given by Columbus.globalquiz.orgShare and bring new players to the game!0Very uninterestingToo difficultPoorly writtenIncorrect or questionableCorrect this question5Very interesting!reach: rather globalAge of SailCaribbeanColumbusgeographic discoveriesgeographygeography of Caribbeanhistoryhistory of Caribbeanislandsislands of CaribbeanVotes +5 Very interesting! globalquiz.org