He thought that the land he claimed for Spain were the Indies.
Columbus believed he had reached Asia and was in the Indies.
how was Columbus mistaken about the lands he claimed for Spain
"On August 3,1492,Columbus set sail from palos,Spain with three small ships ,the Santa Maria ,the Pinta,And the Niña. On october 12,the expedition sighted land ,probaly Walting Island in the Bahamas,and went ashore the same day claiming it for Spain."
Columbus landed on the American continent in Honduras
Riches
Actually Spain and Portugal wanted the lands Christopher Columbus discovered and would even fight for it. Later Pope Alexander VI settled the problem by making a boundary for Spain and Portugal.
how was Columbus mistaken about the lands he claimed for Spain
how was Columbus mistaken about the lands he claimed for Spain
He claimed San Salvador for Spain. Columbus believed he had reached Asia and was in the Indies. This belief explains why he called the people Indians. (5th grade history book)
They appointed him Admiral of the Sea. They also promised to make him the governor of all the lands he claimed for Spain.
"On August 3,1492,Columbus set sail from palos,Spain with three small ships ,the Santa Maria ,the Pinta,And the Niña. On october 12,the expedition sighted land ,probaly Walting Island in the Bahamas,and went ashore the same day claiming it for Spain."
Viceroyalty of the New Spain
France,Spain, and portugal.
Christopher Columbus
Columbus landed on the American continent in Honduras
Riches
Actually Spain and Portugal wanted the lands Christopher Columbus discovered and would even fight for it. Later Pope Alexander VI settled the problem by making a boundary for Spain and Portugal.
The NINA was the ship that returned to Spain in Christopher Columbus's journey to the New Lands (America)