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Yes and mostly no. He thought the world was round and he could get to India faster by sailing East instead of West. People had known they could get to India by sailing West, nobody had tried to get to India by sailing East. Columbus did show that you could get somewhere by sailing East. He did not reach India of course, he only got as far as the Caribbean Sea. He did not really find a shorter route to India, so Columbus did not find what he was really looking for.
What else can I help you with?
Why did Columbus want to sail across the Atlantic?
Columbus wanted to sail across the Atlantic to find a new, shorter route to Asia for trade and to explore new lands for Spain.
Who was talavera during christopher Columbus?
He did not want Columbus to sail west
Why did Christopher Columbus want to sail out to sea?
he wants to
What country did Christopher Columbus set sail for in the year of 1492?
Christopher Columbus set sail probably at the age of 18.
When did Christopher Columbus sail to Cuba?
because he want to make spain rich
Did Christopher Columbus sail to cuba?
because he want to make Spain rich
Why did Columbus want to sail?
The lure of riches, glory, and the sea itself are powerful forces, even today.
Did Columbus wanted to reach the indies by sea?
Yes. He did want to sail to them to have better Chavez of seeing what they were up against.
What did chistopher columbus want to explore?
He was looking for asia.Unfortunately, he found the americas instead, by accident. Till the day he died, he still thought that he found asia (specifically india, hence the term Indians)
Why do pirates sail the seven seas?
they sail the seven seas because they want to find gold.
Why did Columbus sail south along Africa before he sailed west to the Americas?
Because he want to follow direction of the wind
Did Christopher Columbus find any routes?
I have no idea that's what I want to find out
