Not to the people who lived there. It was benifical to him, the King and Queen of Spain, and the present America.
The exact landing site of Columbus is a matter of some dispute, but it was probably the island of Hispaniola.
Columbus first visited the Bahamas, landing in a place he named San Salvador. He later sailed to Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles, two other islands in the Caribbean.
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Christopher Columbus Landed on the island of San Salvador.
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They landed on a small island in the present-day Bahamas which Columbus claimed for Spain and named San Salvador.
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The exact landing site of Columbus is a matter of some dispute, but it was probably the island of Hispaniola.
Columbus first visited the Bahamas, landing in a place he named San Salvador. He later sailed to Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles, two other islands in the Caribbean.
Christopher Columbus' goal at the beginning of the voyage was to find India in search of precious rocks and spices. So he was still searching for India. He never found had found it (India). Finding the Bahamas (San salvador) was not planned by Christopher. It was a total suprise when they found it.
If we are talking landing date the answer is no, Columbus landed in modern day Bahamas island San Salvador on October 12, 1492 (Roman calendar, which is what we use) and October 21, 1592 (Gregorian calendar)
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Columbus is who found the Bahamas.
The Bahamas
Christopher Columbus Landed on the island of San Salvador.
Columbus reached the Bahamas thinking it was Asia. Vikings reached the USA ana Canada 1st.
Columbus had discovered the Bahamas in 1492.