In the text you read, "On August 3, 1492, Columbus’s three ships set sail. The Niña and the Pinta were caravels. Columbus sailed in the larger Santa María. The ships carried about 90 sailors and a year’s worth of supplies. They made a stop in the Canary Islands, and then on September 6, they resumed their journey. Soon, they passed the limits of Columbus’s maps and sailed into uncharted seas. After more than a month with no sight of land, the crew grew restless.

Question

Soon the crew saw signs of land—birds and floating tree branches. Columbus promised a reward “to him who first sang out that he saw land.” On October 12, 1492, a lookout cried, “Land! Land!” ending the long journey from the Canary Islands.



The ships landed on an island in the Bahamas. Columbus thought he had found a new route to Asia. Instead, he had reached another continent that was unknown to him. Columbus called the island San Salvador, which means “Holy Savior.” Columbus also visited another island he called Hispaniola. There he met a group of native people called the Taino (TY-noh). At that time Europeans called Asia the Indies, so Columbus, believing he was in Asia, called these Native Americans Indians."



Question: What did Columbus call the first land he discovered?



Group of answer choices

San Salvador

Puerto Rico

Canary Islands

Hispanola

Answer 1

Columbus called the first land he discovered San Salvador.