page_title: Guanahani
section_title: Primary sources
hierarchical_section_title: Guanahani / Primary sources
caption_attribution_description: English: The region of the Greater Antilles in the map of de la Cosa. The red arrow points to Guanahani island. Original hand sketch by P.J.J. Valentini (1828-1899). Español: La región de las Antillas Mayores en el mapa de la Cosa. La flecha roja señala la isla de Guanahani. Bosquejo original realizado a mano por P.J.J. Valentini (1828-1899).
context_page_description: Guanahani is an island in the Bahamas that was the first land in the New World sighted and visited by Christopher Columbus' first voyage, on October 12, 1492. It is a bean-shaped island that Columbus renamed San Salvador, which is its current name. Guanahani is the native Taíno name.
caption: The region of the Greater Antilles in the map of de la Cosa. The red arrow points to Guanahani island. Original hand sketch by P.J.J. Valentini (1828-1899).
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