Christophe Colomb nomma Antigua en l'honneur d'une église espagnole
En 1493, Colomb aperçut l'île et la nomma Santa María la Antigua, d'après l'église Santa María la Antigua de Séville, en Espagne. Le nom fut plus tard raccourci en Antigua.
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Columbus Day Is Celebrated on the Second Monday in October in the US
It became a federal holiday in 1937, and some places now mark Indigenous Peoples' Day instead.
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The Santa María Was Wrecked on Christmas Day 1492
The flagship ran aground off the coast of present-day Haiti.
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Columbus Believed He Had Reached Asia
He never realized that he had reached a continent new to Europeans.