answersLogoWhite

0

He wanted to go to India and other parts of Asia to get some exotic spices because back then spices were very popular and were a good business.

Instead he ended in the Americas. He called the natives of the Americas Indians thinking that he had landed in India. That is why people use the term Indians for natives Americans and native south and central Americans.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Why did the king and queen of Spain agree to Columbus and Second voyage?

Well i truly believe that they agreed because Christopher Columbus was going to bring back exotic spices.


Who was Christopher Columbus?

Christopher Columbus was an explorer and a navigator. He is well known for his exploration of going out west.


What was Christopher Columbus's exploration?

going to America


What did Christopher columbus believe he had discovered after his first voyage?

he thought he was going to India on his rout on the sea but he went to Wat's now known as the USA. Were he traveled and found people living in the US that were the Indians Christopher named them indies.


What was christopher Columbus resons for going?

to expand welf


What is Christopher columbus'hobby?

Christopher Columbus had a passion for exploring and navigating the seas. He dedicated his life to sailing and discovering new lands, which eventually led to his famous voyage to the Americas in 1492.


Where did Columbus believe he was going and why was he going there?

On his first voyage in 1492, Columbus was trying to find a passage to India. Instead, he encountered the Caribbean Islands.


Was Christopher Columbus going to Asia when discovering America?

yes he was


What age was Christopher Columbus when he first set sail and were did he go?

christopher Columbus was going to china but he ended up in Asia he was about 4 years old


Where was Luis de Torres going?

He was an interpreter on Christopher Columbus' First Voyage in search of the Indies in 1492. He was a Jew who could no longer work in Murcia due to the Expulsion of the Jews. He had to convert to Catholicism in order to with Columbus. He spoke Spanish, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Caldean.


Why did christopher Columbus go on his main voyage was it to discover America?

He was looking for a water route to Asia, wanted riches, and fame.


When the sun sets you can reach indies by going west?

Christopher columbus