When did Christopher Columbus sight Dominica?

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Christopher Columbus sighted the island of Dominica on November 3, 1493.12

He named the island after the day of the week on which he discovered it—a Sunday, or dies dominica in Latin, meaning "the Lord's day". This sighting occurred during his second voyage to the Caribbean, as his fleet took a more southerly course than on his first expedition.12