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Christopher Columbus explored North America. He was actually trying to find India, however. This is the reason why Native Americans are called "Indians", because they were believed to be from India.
Christopher Columbus explored the Caribbean Islands, including Hispaniola and Cuba and San Salvador.
Christopher Columbus was an explorer and a navigator. He is well known for his exploration of going out west.
what was christopher columbus seeking when he landed in the america
Christopher Columbus's struggles was how get to and fro to India and he was hallucinating
Christopher Columbus explored North America. He was actually trying to find India, however. This is the reason why Native Americans are called "Indians", because they were believed to be from India.
Christopher Columbus explored the Caribbean Islands, including Hispaniola and Cuba and San Salvador.
I believe he was still trying for india.
Christopher Columbus was an explorer and a navigator. He is well known for his exploration of going out west.
Christopher Columbus did not discover India. India was known centuries before his birth. I don't believe he ever got to India. He was trying to find a shorter route to the Indies when he tripped across the Americas.
He was trying to get to India faster by the northwest passage so Spain & other countries could trade with India and countries around India.
what was christopher columbus seeking when he landed in the america
Christopher Columbus' goal at the beginning of the voyage was to find India in search of precious rocks and spices. So he was still searching for India. He never found had found it (India). Finding the Bahamas (San salvador) was not planned by Christopher. It was a total suprise when they found it.
On his first voyage in 1492, Columbus was trying to find a passage to India. Instead, he encountered the Caribbean Islands.
Christopher Columbus. He thought he had reached India and named the island "Indies" and called its inhabitants, "Indians". Later Amerigo Vespucci proved that Colombus had actually found the New Lands, and not India. The island was then renamed "West Indies".
christopher columbus
he was trying to find a quick route to Asia, and when he landed in America he mistook it for India.