Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of his time. During his explorations, Columbus racked up over 2,400 miles.
he planed to sail west from euro to get to the far east
Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain because he was looking for a direct route to India and the far east to shorten the distance for trade with the east. He was unaware that two continents lay in his path.
His original purpose was to find a faster way to the far east.
Cristoforo Pedro Colombo
Christopher Columbus knew that the world was a large ball and that if he sailed West he would eventually find Asia (China and India). This is why we call Native Americans Indians: Columbus, seeing their reddish complexion, thought he had landed in India (south Asia). He did not realize at the time that he had landed on part of two new continents unknown to Europeans. Cartographers in Columbus' day were divided over how far away Asia was, not knowing of the Americas or the wide Pacific Ocean, which made Asia much farther to reach, going west from Europe.
Because he did
he planed to sail west from euro to get to the far east
Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain because he was looking for a direct route to India and the far east to shorten the distance for trade with the east. He was unaware that two continents lay in his path.
Christopher Columbus wanted to establish another trade route to the Far East.
Christopher Columbus was looking for a way to the Far East, Japan, India etc. He thought the world was much smaller than it is.
His original purpose was to find a faster way to the far east.
Cristoforo Pedro Colombo
No, his ships logs indicate he never came that far north.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus decided that he wanted to get to the East by going west. He thought that if he sailed far enough west, he would eventually sail around the world enough to reach the East. Based on his calculations, Japan was only 3,000 miles away.
About four-five hours.
Christopher Columbus knew that the world was a large ball and that if he sailed West he would eventually find Asia (China and India). This is why we call Native Americans Indians: Columbus, seeing their reddish complexion, thought he had landed in India (south Asia). He did not realize at the time that he had landed on part of two new continents unknown to Europeans. Cartographers in Columbus' day were divided over how far away Asia was, not knowing of the Americas or the wide Pacific Ocean, which made Asia much farther to reach, going west from Europe.