On October 12th land was finally sighted and they named the island San Salvador. Columbus explored the island in the Bahamas for 5 days, and then continued his voyage and discovered Cuba and the Dominican Republic. This photo shows a replica of Columbus' ship - can you find the three differences in this photo hunt puzzle?
Columbus returned to Spain on March 15, 1493 and gave an extensive briefing to Ferdinand and Isabella. Word quickly spread throughout Europe about Columbus discovery of the New World.