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Did Columbus think he reached India or the indies?
He thought he reached India, but he reached the Indies. That's why they're called the Indies, I think.
When Columbus reached Cuba where did he think he was?
the Indies
Christopher Columbus believed that he reached?
He believed that he had reached India, so he called the (now Bahamas) West Indies.
Where did Columbus think he had reached when he reached the Bahamas?
Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians
Christopher Columbus discovers the west indies?
Yes he does in 1492.He thought he had reached India and mistakenly called the Bahamas the "West Indies".The Bahamas.
Why were Columbus and his crew searching for America?
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.
Where did Columbus reach first?
people thought he reached the west indies first.
Did Columbus meet Indians on his voyage?
He named them the Indians because he had reached the Indies
Who discovered some islands in the Bahamas and thought he had reached the indies in 1492?
Columbus
In 1492 discovered some islands in the Bahamas and thought he had reached the Indies?
Columbus
In 1492 who discovered some islands in the Bahamas and thought he had reached the indies?
Columbus
Who started to reach India by sea but reached West Indies instead later he discovered south America too?
Columbus was the first man who started the journey to find out sea way to India but reached to west indies.
