What land did Christopher Columbus claim for Spain?

Presumably, all of the newly-found lands first discovered
by Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) were claimed for Spain
(or, more accurately, the Crown of Castile, of which Ferdinand and Isabella were king
and queen). Columbus, however, was under the mistaken impression that his first journey
in 1492, which resulted in his landing on the island of San Salvador, only took him as
far as western Asia. Columbus never believed he had discovered a new continent; he
believed he had landed somewhere near India, thus the term West
Indies.

In any case, Columbus first landed on Guanahani,
which Columbus renamed San Salvador; it was an island in what is now The Bahamas, but
there is still uncertainty about which present-day island Columbus actually landed. He
also discovered the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola on his first voyage before returning
home. Columbus' second voyage conisted of 17 ships that included groups of prospective
new colonists. Columbus became the first European to sight and name many of the islands
of the Caribbean, including the
following:

• Montserrat


• Antigua


• Redonda 


• Nevis


• Saint
  Kitts


• Sint
  Eustatius


• Saba


• Saint
  Martin


• Saint Croix.


• The
  Virgin Islands, including Virgin Gorda, Tortola, and Peter
  Island.

Columbus also landed on Puerto
Rico.