What present day land did Columbus' ships actually sail to first and call Hispaniola?South AfricaBahamasNew JerseyCanada
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What present day land did Columbus' ships actually sail to first and call Hispaniola?South AfricaBahamasNew JerseyCanada
Solution
Columbus' ships first sailed to what is present-day Bahamas and called it San Salvador. However, the land that Columbus named Hispaniola is present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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