San Salvador Island, also known as Watling Island, is an island and district of the Bahamas. Until 1986, when the National Geograhpic Society suggested Samana Cay, it was widely believed that during his first expedition to the New World, San Salvador was the first land sighted by Christopher Columbus on October 12, 1492.
The British gained control of what are now The Bahamas in the early 1700s. For some time, San Salvador was the home of the buccaneer George Watling, who gave the island its alternative name by which it was officially known until 1925. At that time, the name "San Salvador" was transferred from another place, now called Cat Island, and given to Watling Island under the belief that is seemed a much more likely match for Columbus's description of Guanahani.
Today, thanks to its many sandy beaches, the island's prosperous main industry is tourism. About 1,000 people reside on San Salvador Island and its principal community is Cockburn Town, the seat of local government and home of a public teacher's college.
SanSalvadorIsland, also known as Watling Island, is an island and district of the Bahamas.
For some time, SanSalvador was the home of the buccaneer John Watling (alternately referred to as George Watling), who gave the island its alternative name by which it was officially known until 1925.
About 1,000 people reside on SanSalvadorIsland and its principal community is Cockburn Town, the seat of local government and home of a public teacher's college.
SanSalvador is also the overall transportation and economic hub of the nation, since it is home to one third of the population and one half of the country's wealth.
SanSalvador is a large city whose population is starkly divided between the wealthy and impoverished.
During the 1980s, conflicts in El Salvador erupted into a civil war, and many people fled to the city since most of the fighting occurred outside of it (SanSalvador itself was not directly affected by the war until the final offensive of 1989).
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