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Because the other routes were to dangerous and too expensive.

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Who was sent by Spain to find an all water trade route to the West Indies?

Christopher Columbus was sent by Spain to find an all-water trade route to the West Indies. In 1492, he embarked on his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, aiming to reach Asia by sailing west. Instead, he encountered the islands of the Caribbean, which he believed were part of the East Indies. His expeditions ultimately led to the European awareness of the Americas.


What was the main motivation Europeans had for reaching the East Indies?

To transport and trade spices from Europe to AsiaThey wanted to trade with themThey wanted to go to Asia to find treasures and some gold!


Why are the Caribbean islands often referred to as the west Indies?

The direction refers to the direction that one must travel FROM EUROPE to arrive. You must go west to the West Indies and east to the East Indies. Before Columbus' discovery he was trying to find a route to India and/or the East Indies. At the time of his discovery trade for Far East items like silk and spices involved several steps from source to destination making the products very expensive and very slow to obtain. Had Columbus been successful the Europeans could have gone directly to the source, purchased precisely what they wanted, without a markup for any intermediary, and returned home with product in a relatively short period of time. A direct ocean route around Africa to the East indies was found by Vasco de Gama for the Portuguese in 1498.


What were Henry hudsons goals?

Goals: Find a westward route to the Indies, explore, and claim lands for England.And he was trying to find the Northeast passageway


Why did Henry Hudson explorer?

He wanted to find a trade route to The Northwest Indies. This was the primary objective of the explorers in his time.