November 1493
Saturday 18:
Christopher Columbus first sights what is now Puerto Rico. He will land on it the following day and name it San Juan Batista.
Sunday 19:
Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to go ashore on an island he only saw for the first time the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).
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