San Salvador Island
/ˌsæn ˈsælvədɔːr ˈaɪlənd/
词源链
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San Salvador Island
词源说明
From Spanish isla San Salvador, given by Christopher Columbus in thanks to Jesus Christ for surviving his first voyage. The identity of the Bahaman island that currently bears the name with Columbus's island is still highly contested. The Ecuadorian island was renamed in honor of Columbus's in 1892 as part of the quadricentennial celebration of his voyage.