Early in the morning on October 12, 1492, a sailor looked out to the horizon from the bow of his sailing ship, the Pinta, and saw land.

What did Rodrigo de Triana say?

De Triana shouted, “ Tierra , tierra !” He should have added, “Where in the world are we?” because, to this day, no one knows for sure. For centuries, no one other than a few curious sailors and historians really cared to find the island where Columbus first set foot on the sand of the Western Hemisphere.

Which Canary island did Christopher Columbus sail from?

Christopher Columbus is said to have been fascinated the first time he set foot on the island of La Gomera.