[PAR] [TLE] The Bahamas [SEP] The Bahamas ( ), known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago.  It consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic); northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands; southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys.  The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence.  The designation of "the Bahamas" can refer either to the country or to the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands.  As stated in the mandate/manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Bahamas territory encompasses 180000 sqmi of ocean space. [PAR] [TLE] Spanish immigration to Cuba [SEP] Spanish immigration to Cuba began in 1492, when Christopher Columbus first landed on the island, and continues to the present day.  The first sighting of a Spanish boat approaching the island was on 27 or 28 October 1492, probably at Bariay on the eastern point of the island.  Columbus, on his first voyage to the Americas, sailed south from what is now The Bahamas to explore the northeast coast of Cuba and the northern coast of Hispaniola.  Columbus discovered the island believing it to be a peninsula of the Asian mainland.
[PAR] [TLE] The Bahamas [ SEP ] The Bahamas ( ) , known officially as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas , is an archipelagic state within the Lucayan Archipelago . It consists of more than 700 islands , cays , and islets in the Atlantic Ocean and is located north of Cuba and Hispaniola ( Haiti and the Dominican Republic ) ; northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands ; southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys . The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence . The designation of " the Bahamas " can refer either to the country or to the larger island chain that it shares with the Turks and Caicos Islands . As stated in the mandate / manifesto of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force , the Bahamas territory encompasses 180000 sqmi of ocean space . [PAR] [TLE] Spanish immigration to Cuba [ SEP ] Spanish immigration to Cuba began in 1492 , when Christopher Columbus first landed on the island , and continues to the present day . The first sighting of a Spanish boat approaching the island was on 27 or 28 October 1492 , probably at Bariay on the eastern point of the island . Columbus , on his first voyage to the Americas , sailed south from what is now The Bahamas to explore the northeast coast of Cuba and the northern coast of Hispaniola . Columbus discovered the island believing it to be a peninsula of the Asian mainland .
In what year did Christopher Columbus sail from the archipelagic state consisting of more than 700 islands?
In what year did Christopher Columbus sail from the archipelagic state consisting of more than 700 islands ?
1492
1492