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Where was Columbus headed when he accidentally landed in the West Indies?
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoColumbus WAS in the West Indies, so he never discovered that he was not. However, he believed for the rest of his life that he had reached the EAST Indies.
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Why did Columbus want to find India?
India This is why when Columbus landed in the New World, he called the Native Americans he found "Indians".
Which native American groups were in the west indies when Columbus landed?
Actually, native Americans lived in north America. The Amerindians of the West Indies were a tribe of nomadic people who wandered across the Bering Strait hundreds of years ago in pursuit of animal herds. they traveled across the north american continent to settle in Central America, South America and the West Indies. the descendants of the nomadic hunters settled in those regions and developed diverse traditions, functions and lifestyles. In the West Indies, the Amerindians people are known as Tainos, Caribs, Mayans, Aztecs, Arawaks, Kalinagoes. not all the groups mentioned were settled in the West Indies.
What was the year the Europeans came to the Caribbean?
Supposedly, "In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue" Most people agree he landed some where in the Caribbean, not on North America.
When did Leif Ericsson leave for his journey?
Leif Ericsson discovered America 500 years before Columbus 'discovered' America. He landed on what is now known as Newfoundland in Canada.
What explorer landed Canada?
Which explorer landed on Canada
When Columbus first landed in the west indies who did he encounter?
The Taino
When columbus first landed in the west indies what did he encounter?
The Taino....
Which native America groups were in the west indies when Columbus landed?
The Taino
Where did Columbus ship land?
Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies. He called it it that because he thought his in the west of India
Christopher Columbus trip to the indies how long?
He didn't make it to the Indies and only was at sea for 36 days when he landed on Hispaniola.
What is Christopher Columbus known for doing?
he was a explorer that wanted to find the indies but landed in america.
Who landed on an island off the southern tip of Florida and thought they reach the indies?
columbus
Where did Columbus think he had landed when he had reached the Bahamas?
Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians
What year did Columbus set a fleet with three ships to find the indies?
In 1492, Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of reaching the East Indies. He did not reach the East Indies, but landed instead in the Bahamas archipelago.
Christopher Columbus's first expedition to the New World initially landed in what is now?
the west indies
When did Columbus land on the islands known as the West Indies on October?
He landed on October 12, 1492
Where Christpher Columbus traveled to?
The proper way to ask this question would be, "Where did Christopher Columbus travel?" and he landed in the Indies, in Trinidad specifically.
