Why did Christopher Columbus think he was in Asia if there were only Indian people?

Answer 1

His intended destination was the area of the East Indies, a series of islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the mainland of Asia. The indigenous people there were dark of skin and has cultures similar to those people found in the West Indies which is where Columbus made land fall. There fore his wishes to have completed his goal coupled with his misconception of the size of the planet caused a incorrect identification of his location on the planet.

Answer 2

He thought it was the East Indies because there were a lot of indians.He also thought it was the East Indies because thats were he was planning to go.

Answer 3

No one, including him, understood just how many miles the Earth was across. Since he thought he found India, he called the natives in the Caribbean Indians.