Columbus christened the first island he landed on “San Salvador,” meaning “Holy Saviour,” and kneeling, prayed: O Lord, Almighty and everlasting God, by Thy holy Word Thou hast created the heaven, and the earth, and the sea; blessed and glorified be Thy Name, and praised be Thy Majesty, which hath deigned to use us, Thy humble servants, that Thy holy Name may be proclaimed in this second part of the earth.34 On every island that they stopped, Columbus had his men erect a large wooden cross: As