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Since an edition of National Geographic Magazine in 1986 dealt with the subject of Columbus landfall it is not widely believed any more that 'this' San Salvador (aka Watlings Island) is the site of Columbus first landfall. Modern Scholars tend to appoint Samana Cay (National Geographic's suggestion) or Plana Cays as Columbus first landfall site. Info on Plana Cays theory: http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/clues.htm

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Just returned from a research stint at the GRC on San Salvador. A point that both the administrators and the locals made was that Watling was NOT a buccaneer, but rather a homesteader; evidently the Bahamian ministry of tourism made all that Dread Pirate Watling junk up in the 70s and 80s to stir up tourism. Therefore removing the word 'buccaneer' from this article.--Sky 04:45, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Have spent three weeks on San Salvador Island (2009-2010) conducting audio and video interviews for grant-funded research on the topic of bush medicine as part of a forthcoming book (and website) about San Salvador Island. As part of the research we also recorded oral histories of elderly residents of the island. Regarding the report of the recent discovery of gold on the island, it is not mineral gold, but according to an interviewee, the gold is buried gold coin from a shipwreck. The location is the Fortune Hill settlement area. Rhizomatist (talk) 01:25, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-Admin Closure: As there have been no edits to this article in over a month, article protection is not necessary. If there are future issues by single users/ip address, the editor should be warned through the process at WP:VAN and if necessary taken to WP:AIV. If there is large amounts of vandalism, edit warning, etc, coming from multiple sources and the criteria set at WP:ROUGH is met, protection could be requested at WP:RPP -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 22:43, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Should San Salvador Island become a semi-protected article due to recent vandalism? Leoesb1032 (talk) 12:52, 6 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]


The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This edit established the use of the page as American English. Of course there are arguments both ways—proximity to America and the nationality of most visitors and readers interested in the topic vs Britain's former colonization—but kindly maintain it consistently pending a new consensus. — LlywelynII 05:10, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]