Christopher Columbus was looking for a water route to India, because the only trade routes by land to India were controlled by the Muslims. Columbus was sent by the King and Queen of Spain to eliminate the middleman (the Muslims) so they could trade with India. Columbus didn't find India, but we all know in 1492, Columbus discovered America, though he did not know it at the time. He thought they had found India, which is why they called the people Indians.
Hoped: to find a new trade to india by sailing westward, and get gold and spices
Actually achieved: got some gold, mostly slaves (arawak people) found a new land for Spain, and actually was one of the first explorers to get people to stay on the Island and keep settlement.
He thought he discovered Asia but they soon discovered he was wrong and called it the New World.
India and gold
Christopher Columbus sailed in order to find a new route to India but instead found the New World.
Christopher Columbus sailed a boat and Thomas Jefferson wrote on a piece of paper. The boat that Columbus sailed on sailed
cristopher columbus sailed north and south america
Columbus sailed from Palos de la Frontera.
Columbus
ocean route to Asia
ocean route to Asia
Christopher Columbus sailed in order to find a new route to India but instead found the New World.
Christopher Columbus
ocean route to Asia
When Christopher Columbus sailed around the world looking for a faster way to Asia
Christopher Columbus sailed a boat and Thomas Jefferson wrote on a piece of paper. The boat that Columbus sailed on sailed
Christopher Columbus sailed across the sea in 1492.
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.
most people think Christopher Columbus did, but he only sailed to the Canaries, Bahamas etc. But it was really Magellan.
cristopher columbus sailed north and south america
he sailed on the alantic ocean