Christopher Columbus believed that the lands he reached were the West Indies, in Southern Asia, although it was actually the Carribean Islands, south of North America.
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
On christopher Columbus's 1st voyage he landed in the Americas which he thought was India
Asia
Columbus landed on October 12th, 1492 and thought he was in India.
Although the land that Christopher Columbus discovered and claimed for Spain was actually part of the "New World", he believed that these new lands were part of southern and eastern Asia. Even until his death, Columbus insisted these new lands were part of Asia, despite evidence from other European explorations which suggested these lands were actually part of the "New World".
India
India
When Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had landed in Asia, specifically in the East Indies.
On christopher Columbus's 1st voyage he landed in the Americas which he thought was India
India
Asia
Columbus landed on October 12th, 1492 and thought he was in India.
Although the land that Christopher Columbus discovered and claimed for Spain was actually part of the "New World", he believed that these new lands were part of southern and eastern Asia. Even until his death, Columbus insisted these new lands were part of Asia, despite evidence from other European explorations which suggested these lands were actually part of the "New World".
Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies. He called it it that because he thought his in the west of India
Columbus thought he was in the East Indies. Thus he called the native people Indians
No.He NEVER landed in NORTH AMERICA ! He landed on an island called Hispaniola that he thought was India.
Christopher Columbus did not find Asia, although he intended to. He landed on San Salvador, which he thought was part of the West Indies.