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made around these parts the previous year, first by air and then by 

 land, he sent a facsimile of La Carte de Colon to the writer for the 

 New World Museum. La Carte de Colon was sent because the 

 landfall of his ancestor had been established. In it is written : "To 

 the first island which I found I gave the name SANT SALVADOR, 

 in remembrance of His Heavenly Majesty, who marvelously hath 

 given all this ; the Indians call it GUANAHANI . . ." 



Later, Don Cristobal Colon reconstructed Columbus's voyage to 

 San Salvador at High Cay in Nina II. The writer was on the trial 

 run of the Nina II in Spain, August 2, 1962, and spent much time 

 with Capt. Carlos Etayo, Don Cristobal Colon, and Robert Marx 

 explaining the approach to the island of San Salvador with reference 

 to this theory, a copy of which was carried aboard the Nina when it 

 crossed the Atlantic approaching High Cay at 1515 December 24, 

 1962. An exclusive account of the voyage of the Nina using the 

 writer's theory is described in La Actualidad Espanola, Ano XI, 

 Num. 570, 6 Diciembre 1962, pp. 74, 75 (Colon, 1962). An account 

 of the arrival after the voyage with charts of the Wolper theory is 

 described in Ano XII, Num. 574, 3 Enero 1963, pp. 20-39 (Hermida, 

 1963). 



The voyage of the Nina accomplished the following facts : 



1. The approach to San Salvador was at High Cay where a white 

 cliff was seen before the long low island was in view. The light was 

 not seen, owing to the time of the approach. 



2. The Nina sailed around the reefs at the south of San Salvador, 

 but at this time of year the currents at the southwest were stronger 

 than they would have been in October. It was at this spot and in 

 this area where Columbus described on October 14, 1492, that the 

 current had detained him. This current took the Nina past San 

 Salvador at night. If the Nina had waited 2 leagues from shore on 

 the 24th and waited for day as was planned, the writer believes she 

 would have easily made her landing at Long Bay or First Landing 

 Bay on Christmas morning. However, the captain and crew were 

 anxious to reach the Cross to pray on Christmas Eve and therefore 

 continued around the south of the island in the strong winds. 



