The Landfall of Columbus at San Salvador.

The article discusses speculation regarding where explorer Christopher Columbus first made landfall in the Americas. The author notes that while San Salvador, also known as Cat Island, had been accepted as the probable location of Columbus' landfall, historian Martin de Navarrete suggested Columbus may have landed on Turk Island. British naval captain A.B. Becher asserted that Columbus has landed on Watling Island, a suggestion supported by historians Justin Winsor and Rudolph Cronau. An excerpt from a journal written by Columbus regarding his landfall and the sighting of lights on one of the islands is presented. The author notes changes to Spanish maps of the Bahamas.