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No. Columbus discovered the West Indies while trying to reach the East Indies, which the Europeans already knew existed.
He was trying to reach the "Indies", the spice islands of east Asia. He didn't realize that there were a couple of continents and another large ocean in the way.
Columbus discovered America.
Columbus left from Spain
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No. Columbus discovered the West Indies while trying to reach the East Indies, which the Europeans already knew existed.
he wanted to reach India, but instead reached an island in the Bahamas
Columbus was trying to reach Asia by sailing west in order to establish a direct trade route for valuable goods such as spices and silks. He believed he could reach Asia by sailing westward instead of the traditional eastward route, which was blocked by the Ottoman Empire.
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Christopher Columbus was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing west.
Columbus was from Spain.
When Columbus died he was actually quite poor and still proclaiming that he had found India the country he was originaly trying to find. He didn't know he had even found America.
He was trying to sail the ocean blue.
Columbus was trying to get to Asia by sailing west from Europe, but he ended up reaching the Americas instead in 1492.