 | Ragged Islands, Bahamas 22 ° 13'35 .86 "N, 75 ° 43 '50 .91 "O |  |  |
When Christopher Columbus reached the New World in 1492, visited five islands in the Bahamas before reaching Cuba. These islands were named, in order, San Salvador, Santa Maria de la Concepcion, Fernandina, Isabela and Sand Islands. The last one has been identified as modern Ragged Islands.
The October 12, 1492 and after three months sailing the Atlantic Ocean, Christopher Columbus reached land somewhere in the Bahamas. The island was called Guanahani by the Indians and the Genoese sailor named and San Salvador. Currently, the exact identification of the island to the English ships arrived is still under debate. To locate Guanahani
have followed different methods:
The first was to continue the distances and directions that Columbus gave in his logbook. This brings us to a point located 9 km south of the island Waitling / San Salvador
However, taking into consideration ocean currents and winds, the path leads to a point just southeast of Samana Cay.
On the other hand, if one takes into account deviations compass, the path leads to a point in the Plana Cays South and east of Acklins Island
Naturally, also could be erratic drift and disarray ships compass , greatly complicating the precise location of the place.
The current candidates for the famous Guanahani / San Salvador are:
| | Samana Cay, Bahamas 23 ° 5'15 .32 "N 73 ° 44'4 .75" O | | |
Samana Cay: South of the Bahamas, is one of the most likely candidates
according to many researchers.
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| Samana Cayo |
| | Plana Cays , The Bahamas 22 ° 36'22 .65 "N 73 ° 31'39 .97" O | | |
Plana Cays: is located south of Samana and Cayo west
Mayaguana Island.
| | San Salvador, Bahamas 24 ° 1'48 .91 "N, 74 ° 28'41 .77" O | | |
San Salvador: called Watling Island before 1925 is located north of Samana Cay. It's probably not really the island where Columbus arrived, but in 1925 renamed it San Salvador and that investigations might be pointing to the original Guanahani.
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| Monument in the course instead of landing - San Salvador Island |
| | Mayaguana, Bahamas 22 ° 22'49 .44 "N, 72 ° 55'52 .40" O | | |
Mayaguana: the east and near Cayo Samana and Plana Cays
| | Grand Turk, Bahamas 21 ° 27'54 .47 "N, 71 ° 8'21 .39 "O | | |
Grand Turk, South-east of Mayaguana
In the summary of the log of Columbus found the following description of Guanahani:
Saturday, October 13: ... This island is very big and very flat and very green trees and many waters and a large lagoon in the middle, without any mountain, all very green, it's pleasure at her.
All proposals islands are flat, wooded and have a gap.
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| Columbus took possession of Guanahani |
As described in his diary on October 14, Columbus made a boat trip on the east side of the island following a course north-northeast:
Sunday 14 December: At dawn I sent the boat for garnish ship and the boats of the caravels, and was the luengo of the island, north-northeast on the road to see the other party, which was the other part of Timor, which
Avia.
This route is only possible in Plana Cays and to some extent in Samana Cay.
Columbus also reported in his diary of a reef around the island:
Sunday 14 December: ... But I had to see a large rock levee that nearly all around and in between that island is deep and port for many ships to and throughout Christendom, and therefore very narrow entrance.
All proposals are coral islands, but that of El Salvador / Waitling not completely encircles the island.
The Journal of First Voyage of Columbus is lost, however a complete summary of it was located in 1791. Due to the loss of the log, the location of Guanahani is extremely complex and therefore is the result of speculation.
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