An island of the central Bahamas in the West Indies. It is generally identified as the first landfall of Christopher Columbus (October 12, 1492).
(săn sălˈvə-dôrˌ, sän sälˌvä-dôrˈ)
The capital and largest city of El Salvador, in the west-central part of the country. Founded in the 16th century, it became the national capital in 1841. Population: 479,000.