7125147 Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his crew land at San Salvador on October 12, 1492, 1860; (add.info.: Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his crew land at San Salvador on October 12, 1492. It is thought that San Salvador is the modern Watling??? Island in the Bahamas. Christopher Columbus, 1451-1506. Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer and discoverer of America. From An Illuminated History of North America, from the earliest period to the present time, published 1860.); Photo 穢 Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2022.