On his first voyage, Columbus landed on San Salvador and which other island?

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On his first voyage, Columbus landed on San Salvador and which other island?

This question hinges on the sequence of Columbus’s first voyage and where he made landfall beyond San Salvador. After reaching San Salvador in the Bahamas, Columbus continued exploring the Caribbean and did land on Hispaniola, the island that is today Haiti and the Dominican Republic. That stop is a well-known major landfall from the voyage, and it’s commonly paired with San Salvador in historical summaries. (He did reach Cuba later on the same voyage, but the pairing most often tested is San Salvador and Hispaniola.)

This question hinges on the sequence of Columbus’s first voyage and where he made landfall beyond San Salvador. After reaching San Salvador in the Bahamas, Columbus continued exploring the Caribbean and did land on Hispaniola, the island that is today Haiti and the Dominican Republic. That stop is a well-known major landfall from the voyage, and it’s commonly paired with San Salvador in historical summaries. (He did reach Cuba later on the same voyage, but the pairing most often tested is San Salvador and Hispaniola.)

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