He miscalculated the size of the earth by more than half.
In New England
In New England
When Columbus visited the Americas, he thought he had reached Asia.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in 1492, he believed he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
Asia
India
In new England
Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians
Islands off the coast of India
India
the taino thought that they would take over their land thats why they tried to fight aganinst columbus