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Did Columbus think he reached India or the indies?

He thought he reached India, but he reached the Indies. That's why they're called the Indies, I think.


When Columbus reached Cuba where did he think he was?

the Indies


Christopher Columbus believed that he reached?

He believed that he had reached India, so he called the (now Bahamas) West Indies.


Where did Columbus think he had reached when he reached the Bahamas?

Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians


Christopher Columbus discovers the west indies?

Yes he does in 1492.He thought he had reached India and mistakenly called the Bahamas the "West Indies".The Bahamas.


Where did Columbus reach first?

people thought he reached the west indies first.


In 1492 who discovered some islands in the Bahamas and thought he had reached the indies?

Columbus


Did Columbus meet Indians on his voyage?

He named them the Indians because he had reached the Indies


In 1492 discovered some islands in the Bahamas and thought he had reached the Indies?

Columbus


Who discovered some islands in the Bahamas and thought he had reached the indies in 1492?

Columbus


Who started to reach India by sea but reached West Indies instead later he discovered south America too?

Columbus was the first man who started the journey to find out sea way to India but reached to west indies.


How was Columbus mistaken about the lands he claimed for Spain?

He claimed San Salvador for Spain. Columbus believed he had reached Asia and was in the Indies. This belief explains why he called the people Indians. (5th grade history book)