Columbus didn't explore the west. In 1492 he made a contract with the Spanish crown and left Spain to find an Asian water route. Instead he found the Bahamas and in his 4 voyages he pretty much stayed in the same area. He never knew about North America.
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Christopher Columbus was an explorer and a navigator. He is well known for his exploration of going out west.
He was looking for India and when he arrived in the West Indies, he thought he'd arrived in Japan.
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As an adult, Christopher Columbus became interested in exploration and began to promote the idea of sailing west to reach Asia. He made multiple journeys across the Atlantic Ocean, ultimately stumbling upon the Caribbean islands and the American continents. His voyages had a lasting impact on world history and led to increased European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
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Columbus first explored the island of San Salvador in the Bahamas on Sunday morning, October 12, 1492. He landed on a beach, and this marked the beginning of European exploration and colonization in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus, an Italian sea captain, was convinced that her could reach India by sailing west, across the Atlantic. Columbus, like many others of this time, accepted that the world is a sphere. Therefore, it made sense to him that a ship sailing west would eventually reach Asia. It made sense to Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, too. The thought of the great riches to be gained convinced them to support Columbus's voyage. Which is what the Spanish people contributed to the ocean exploration.
He could have used either of the routes you suggest. However Columbus was on a journey of exploration to see if there was a shorter faster route to the Indies by sailing to the west.
The advantages was Portuguese ships began making expedition in search of a sea route to Asia. The disadvantages of sailing west from Europe to Asia is they had no maps that showed the world correctly. Christopher Columbus did