Christopher Columbus set sail in the year of 1492
The enterprise of the indies was Columbus's plan to sail West and end Up East
The West Indies.
The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
There was no way around the land.
Columbus wanted to sail west around the world to reach the Indies.
Columbus's first voyage sailed from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. It departed on 3 August 1492 and consisted of three ships.
Yes. He did want to sail to them to have better Chavez of seeing what they were up against.
Christopher Columbus set sail probably at the age of 18.
Columbus sailed in 1492, generally taken as the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance. Actually, he didn't sail 'for America' since he had no idea that it was there - he was looking for a route to China and the East Indies.
He thought he was traveling to the Indies, but he landed in the Bahamas. He also traveled to Cuba.
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.