SD)1942, USA, ON FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, SPAIN, JUAN RODRÍGUEZ, A SAILOR WHO WAS ABOARD THE PINTA, FINAL

SD)1942, USA, ON FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, SPAIN, JUAN RODRÍGUEZ, A SAILOR WHO WAS ABOARD THE PINTA, FINALLY SIGHTED LAND AFTER TWO MONTHS AND NINE DAYS OF CROSSBOW. AT LEAST THAT'S THE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED DATE AND TIME. RODRÍGUEZ ACCOMPANIED ADMIRAL CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE TO A TERRITORY THAT ENDED UP BEING A NEW CONTINENT, AMERICA, FDC