It took him to the New World
Christopher Columbus was searching for a new sea route to India when he landed in the Americas.
Columbus and his crew were not searching for America - the were searching for an alternate route to the Indies when they found the Americas quite by accident.
Columbus was trying to find an eastern route to India when he ran into the western hemisphere instead. This journey led to the discovery of the New World which later was names the Americas.
Spain financed Columbus' journey to find a water route to India. Columbus was convinced he found India when landing in the Carribean but really he had found the Americas'
Columbus first began his voyage in 1492 looking for a faster route to Asia and then after his 3rd attempt he stumbled upon America in 1498
Christopher Columbus was searching for a new sea route to India when he landed in the Americas.
Christopher Columbus planed to sail to India to find a new trading route but evidently landed in the Americas instead.
Discovered the Americas, though believed he found a direct route to Asia.
His attempt to find a western route to Asia led the Europeans to the Americas
columbus did not find the americas. first in was the vikings, who already had a name for it.
Christopher Columbus planed to sail to India to find a new trading route but evidently landed in the Americas instead.
Columbus and his crew were not searching for America - the were searching for an alternate route to the Indies when they found the Americas quite by accident.
Columbus was trying to find an eastern route to India when he ran into the western hemisphere instead. This journey led to the discovery of the New World which later was names the Americas.
Spain financed Columbus' journey to find a water route to India. Columbus was convinced he found India when landing in the Carribean but really he had found the Americas'
Columbus first began his voyage in 1492 looking for a faster route to Asia and then after his 3rd attempt he stumbled upon America in 1498
gold. Columbus was searching for a route to India. When he landed he mistakenly named the land the West Indies thinking he was in the Indian subcontinent of Asia.
He wanted to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas.