It would be quicker and cheaper to travel by sea than over the overland Silk Road.
Christopher Columbus was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing west.
he said the world was round so he had to keep going
West.
If the he is Christopher Columbus, he was looking for a water route to East Asia.
Christopher Columbus
Columbus planned to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean, while Dias hoped to reach Asia by sailing around Africa and through the Indian Ocean.
Christopher Columbus
Because they thought they could travel to Asia by sailing east.
two months
Christopher Columbus felt that a sailing ship could reach Asia within two months. He did believe that this was something that could only be accomplished however with favorable winds.
He never reached Asia. He accidentally discovered the Americas.
Columbus was trying to get to Asia by sailing west from Europe, but he ended up reaching the Americas instead in 1492.