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Did Christopher Columbus find Asia or a different country?
Christopher Columbus did not find Asia, although he intended to. He landed on San Salvador, which he thought was part of the West Indies.
On what date did Christopher Columbus land in the West Indies?
...He didn't land in the West Indies, he landed in South America. He thought it was the West Indies, but what he really found was a New World.
What was the purpose of Christopher Columbus's voyage?
Christopher Columbus was trying to get to the spice islands (specifically Japan), but since he didn't know of the existence of America, he ended up landing in the West Indies.
What was christopher Columbus trying to find when he found north America?
the indies
What was some of John Cabot's goals?
he wanted to find an altwater route to Asia by traveling North and west.
What is Christopher Columbus known for doing?
he was a explorer that wanted to find the indies but landed in america.
What was the goal of christopher Columbus' exploration?
The goal for the first voyage of Christopher Columbus was to reach the West Indies.
Why did Christopher Columbus cross the ocean and find North America?
he was trying to find a new route to the indies
How did the Bahamas greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles get the name West Indies?
The West Indies got its name as a result of Christopher Columbus' ingnorance. Columbus believed that he had discovered a new route to Asia and when he saw the amerindians he thought they was in India and they were India. however he was miles away from Indian and the east Indians he was in the west. this resulted in the west indies getting its name
What did Queen Isabellla I of Spain agreed to pay for?
Isabella I, Queen of Castile and Leon, agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' attempt to find a route to the East Indies by sailing to the west.
When christopher Columbus landed in the Americas he thought he had sailed to?
Christropher Colombus , was on a conquest to find Japan and had actually gone westwards from Spain , and what he discovered was actually Cuba in the West Indies and he had thought that Cuba was the Indian name for Japan.
What did Christopher Columbus need to discover for Queen Isbella?
Queen Isabella chartered Columbus to find a route westward from Spain to China and the Indies.
