He was inspired to look for new lands.
he wanted to find a sea water route to India for trading.
trads
the antlantic
india and japan
Because he wanted to see which way he wanted to go.
Columbus wanted to explore and Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand wanted to support him because they wanted the riches of Asia but after kicking out the Moors, the land route was closed to them.
he wanted to go to india but he sailed right to the carribbean
There is always a desire for a shorter and/or easier routes between places. This saves money/effort/time. In Columbus' time, people were learning the planet is round, they totally missed on how big it is and Columbus thought perhaps India is closer to the west than heading east.
He wanted to explore Asia...
i think the fountain of youth
he wanted to go to Asia but bumped into the bahamas.
He wanted India. Didn't know that a whole Continent was in his way.