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Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain because he was looking for a direct route to India and the far east to shorten the distance for trade with the east. He was unaware that two continents lay in his path.
Christopher Columbus was an explorer and a navigator. He is well known for his exploration of going out west.
He did not want Columbus to sail west
He did know that he was sailing West.
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after Christopher Columbus found the West Indies.
Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain because he was looking for a direct route to India and the far east to shorten the distance for trade with the east. He was unaware that two continents lay in his path.
Christopher Columbus is remembered today because of discovering the West Indies.
Yes, because even though the Viking were the first to explore the Americas, Columbus inspired other explorers to go explore it. No, because he thought he discovered the west India, not the America's.
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Christopher Columbus was an explorer and a navigator. He is well known for his exploration of going out west.
He did not want Columbus to sail west
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Christopher Columbus. He thought he had reached India and named the island "Indies" and called its inhabitants, "Indians". Later Amerigo Vespucci proved that Colombus had actually found the New Lands, and not India. The island was then renamed "West Indies".
Christopher Columbus was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing west.
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