San Salvador Island
History of San Salvador Island
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tbone
Some scholars believe that San Salvador Island was the first island sighted by Columbus on October 12, 1492.
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coffeym
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From the time the British took control of the Bahamas in the 1700s, to the time the name was changed in 1925, San Salvador Island was named Watling Island after John Watling.
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