He didn't sail toward Africa. He caught the current that runs between Europe and North America. The only thing was he didn't realize that North America existed and instead of India he found the Bahamas.
He did not want Columbus to sail west
He didn't sail toward Africa. He caught the current that runs between Europe and North America. The only thing was he didn't realize that North America existed and instead of India he found the Bahamas.
He sailed west...
West.
No, he went south and then he went west.
The West Indies.
Columbus made 4 voyages to the new world.
Because one of his crewmen told him to believe it or not!
To gain fortune and fame
Spain
The enterprise of the indies was Columbus's plan to sail West and end Up East
he planed to sail west from euro to get to the far east