Christopher Columbus. He thought he had reached India and named the island "Indies" and called its inhabitants, "Indians". Later Amerigo Vespucci proved that Colombus had actually found the New Lands, and not India. The island was then renamed "West Indies".
christopher Columbus is the discoverer of the west indies.
columbus discovered west indies while discovering the indian subcontinent in 1942
The Amerindians notably the Caribs and Tainoes were the first to settle the islands of the West Indies
Christopher Columbus.
Christopher Columbus,
christopher Columbus
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.In 1493, he sailed the deep blue sea.
No the West Indies are the group of islands in the Caribbean.
west indies
The West Indies are located in the Caribbean Sea.
It takes approximately 18 hours to get from India to the West Indies. India is about 8788 miles from the West Indies.
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Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.
Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.
The Caribbean Island are also known as the West Indies. This occurred when Columbus explored the area. He had believed he was exploring the East Indies. When he found this was not the case he called the islands the West Indies.
Columbus explored the ares for several months, convinced he had found the East Indies, the islands off the coast of Asia.When finding it was not the east indies he named it the west indies.
the west indiesAnswerThe West indies is the name given to the islands, not the sea. The Sea of the Antilles was a former name for the Caribbean Sea.
Columbus explored the West Indies in 1492 and 1493 and founded a settlement in the area. He explored Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Argentina, and several other places as well.
Sailing west to reach Asia, Verrazano explored (1524) the North American coast probably from North Carolina to Maine. In 1526, or later, sailing from France, he explored the West Indies, where he was killed by the natives.
he explored America but thought he found the Indies
The largest nation in the West Indies is Cuba.
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.In 1493, he sailed the deep blue sea.
No the West Indies are the group of islands in the Caribbean.