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San Salvador in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at San Salvador in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records2 event labels2 people1492–1492

Historical events in San Salvador

1492

11 October 1492
Discovery of San Salvador
Christopher Colombus · Exploration and Discovery

Makes a sighting of San Salvador

12 October 1492
Discovery of San Salvador
Christopher Colombus · Exploration and Discovery

Land is sighted, thought to be Watling Island, now San Salvador Island

12 October 1492
Rule of San Salvador
Ferdinand II · Exploration and Discovery

Colombus lands on San Salvador & claims it for Spain

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Spain and San Salvador. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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