Columbus was looking for a faster trade route to Asia to make transportation more profitable. He was trying to find a western route, a quicker trade route, to get spices and riches for Spain and impress the monarchs who had sent him. Columbus mistakenly believed the Atlantic Ocean was much smaller than it really is, and when he first landed on an island in the Bahamas, believed he had reached the East Indies.
When he saw the dark-skinned people (Native Americans), he called them "Indians" It was a total accident got from www.ask.com
Christopher Columbus first set sail for Asia on August 3, 1492. Columbus was looking for a route to Asia that was completely by water.
1492. There is a rhyme, In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
He never was in Asia. Nor did he get to North America nor knew it existed. He found islands in the Bahamas on his 4 voyages.
Christopher Columbus failed to find an alternate route to Asia.
Columbus wanted to demonstrate a sea route to Asia but ended up exploring Cuba and Hispaniola.
He wanted to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas.
Christopher Columbus was actually looking for a shorter route to Asia.
no he did not
Christopher Columbus failed to find an alternate route to Asia.
A water route to Asia.
Water route to Asia
Columbus wanted to demonstrate a sea route to Asia but ended up exploring Cuba and Hispaniola.
He wanted to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he accidentally stumbled upon the Americas.
Christopher Columbus was actually looking for a shorter route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus found India Asia (aka: southwest Asia.)
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