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Purely by accident. He was looking for a westerly route to the Far East. Because he had grossly miscalculated the distance to India by sailing westward (estimating it at one third of the real distance) he managed to persuade the Spanish Government to sponsor the trip.
Columbus by the way never discovered mainland America. He discovered only a number of Caribbean islands and remained for the rest of his life firmly convinced that these were situated close to the coast of either India or China.
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When did Columbus discovered America?
Christopher Columbus is generally credited with discovering America in 1492. It was his voyages that began the European expansion into and control over the American continents.
Who discovered America what year did he discover America and why did he discovered America?
Vikings 500 years before Columbus. Columbus did NOT find North America. He landed on an island in 1492 while looking for a water route to India. All but a small fraction of the books and people that would prove this were burned and killed by Christopher Columbus and his men in 1492-1493.
Explored America 1492?
Christopher Columbus.
Did the German people discover America?
No why would they
Who is given credit for discovering America?
christopher Columbus and leif ericson
Did christoper Columbus discover South America?
no, he discovered the Bahamas which is part of north America
Who got credit for discovering America 1492?
Christoper Columbus
What were the areas christoper Columbus explored?
The areas that columbus has already explored were asia, north america.
Is christoper columbus european?
Yes, Christoper Columbus was a europen explorer.
Why does Christoper Columbus have credit?
For some he is credited for discovering America but then it was originally the natives
What year did christoper colmbus discover america?
Cristobal Colon, otherwise known as Christopher Columbus, discovered the Island of Hispaniola in October of 1492. He made other voyages where the mainland of Central America was discovered a few years later.
What did Christopher Columbus bo?
Christoper columbus was an explorer he found america
How do you make a sentence with discover?
Christoper Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 only to discover America
Where did Christopher Columbus discover?
america
Was Columbus the first one to discover America?
no native Americans discover America because when christopher Columbus got there there were native Americans.
What is Christoper Columbus son's named?
diego columbus
Where did Christopher Columbus discover America?
Columbus discovered America by landing on islands in the Caribbean.
