When Christopher Columbus sailed to America, what was the first region he arrived in?

Christopher Columbus first arrived in the Bahamas Archipelago because he mistakenly believed he had reached the East Indies, specifically the islands of Japan. In 1492, he set sail from Spain with the intention of finding a western route to Asia. When he landed in the Bahamas, Columbus named the island San Salvador, thinking it was a part of the Indies. This marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization in the Americas.