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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


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

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


Native Puerto Ricans called their island prior to Columbus' arrival?

Borinquen.


Why did Columbus want to find India?

India This is why when Columbus landed in the New World, he called the Native Americans he found "Indians".


What were the native peoples called on the Caribbean island Christopher Columbus reached in 1492?

they were called dicks, no really. Dicks.


What were the native people called on the Caribbean island christopher Columbus reached in 1492?

they were called dicks, no really. Dicks.


Who called India for Indians?

Columbus came up with this misrepresentation of Native Americans when he discovered the Bahamas.


When did Columbus come to India?

He never did. He mistook USA for India, which is why Native Americans were called Indians.


Where did Columbus think he had landed when he reched the Bahamas?

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


What was Columbus's belief about the land he reached in 1492?

Columbus thought he has reached islands in the Indian ocean known to Europeans as the Indies. and thus he called the native inhabitants Indians by which term Native Americans are still known.


Was Christopher Columbus succsesful?

no he landed in the americas and called the native americans, indians because he thought he was in the indies


Who came to America before Columbus?

A viking called Leif Erickson first found America, years before Columbus was even born.