Winward Point Point in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Caimanera, Guantanamo, Cuba — Caribbean Region of the Americas (Greater Antilles of the West Indies)
Columbus Landed Here
Fisherman’s Point
April 10, 2024
1. Columbus at Fisherman's Point Marker
30 April 1494
Christopher Columbus landed here at Fisherman’s Point on his second voyage. He and his Spanish adventurers were looking for gold. Not finding likely prospects, they left the next day. Columbus named the bay “Puerto Grande”.
Courtesy of USS Cadmus AR-14
Erected 1970 by Boy Scout Troop 435.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is April 30, 1494.
Location. 19° 55.18′ N, 75° 9.732′ W. Marker is in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantanamo, in Caimanera. It is in Winward Point Point. It can be reached from Windward Road west of Moffett Field Road, in the median. The marker is in the parking lot of the Fisherman's Point ferry landing at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in a Gulf of Mexico country, and in the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also a Spanish colony.
Also see . . . Voyages of Christopher Columbus at Wikipedia.
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April 10, 2024
2. Columbus at Fisherman's Point Marker
A dedicatory tablet from May 14, 1970 on the monument notes that it was placed by Boy Scout Troop 435.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 636 times since then and 106 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 4, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on May 4, 2024.
