He thought they were part of Asia.
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)
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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.
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Columbus, and his crew sailing on three ships left Spain and sailed west hoping to discover new lands, wealth, and cultures.
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)
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)
Christopher Columbus
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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)
The NINA was the ship that returned to Spain in Christopher Columbus's journey to the New Lands (America)
He went through the route of Asia and found lands for Spain
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