Christopher Columbus never landed in the Hawaiian Islands.
He called them Indians.
The west indies where named by Christopher Columbus however we today call it the carribean a series of islands in carribean sea
The west indies where named by christopher columbus however we today call it the carribean a series of islands in carribean sea
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When Christopher Columbus first came to Dominican republic he named it Hispaniola.(:
Christopher Columbus referred to the indigenous people he encountered on the islands of the Caribbean as "Indians," believing he had reached the East Indies. This term was a misnomer based on his mistaken belief that he had found a new route to Asia. The specific groups he encountered, such as the Taíno, had their own distinct identities and cultures, which Columbus did not recognize.
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it was so named because to him we looked like the east indies he was just idle
Christopher Columbus believed that he had sailed all the way to the East Indies, probably somewhere near the islands we now call Malaysia. He didn't realize that he had only sailed less than halfway to Asia.
Eastern Coba. Do not quote me on that.