He thought he reached India, but he reached the Indies. That's why they're called the Indies, I think.
the Indies
He believed that he had reached India, so he called the (now Bahamas) West Indies.
Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians
Yes he does in 1492.He thought he had reached India and mistakenly called the Bahamas the "West Indies".The Bahamas.
people thought he reached the west indies first.
Columbus
He named them the Indians because he had reached the Indies
Columbus
Columbus
Columbus was the first man who started the journey to find out sea way to India but reached to west indies.
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)