Americo Vespucci.
They actually did reach Asia by going around Africa.
Spain initially referred to the New World as "the Indies," believing they had reached the outskirts of Asia, particularly the Indian subcontinent, when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492. This misnomer stemmed from their goal of finding a westward route to Asia for trade. The term "New World" eventually came into use as the understanding of the Americas as a distinct continent evolved.
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the Indus Valley is in Pakistan, which puts it on what is called ' sub-continent of Asia'
The continent Christopher Columbus think he reached is Asia.
When Columbus visited the Americas, he thought he had reached Asia.
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no he thought he was in Asia.
the conclusion that Vespucci had formed about the lands that he, Columbus, and Cabato had reached is that the land he, Columbus, and cabato had reached was not Asia. The land that they had found had to be another Continent.....the "new world" that some Europeans thought might be there.
Columbus thought he had reached India (which is a country in the continent of Asia) but in reality he had landed on Caribbean Islands (North America). (this is why Native Americans are called Indians).
Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and cartographer, is credited for proving that Columbus had discovered a new continent. He conducted several voyages to the Americas and mapped the coastlines, ultimately demonstrating that Columbus had not reached Asia as originally believed.
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Columbus reached the Bahamas thinking it was Asia. Vikings reached the USA ana Canada 1st.
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Amercias and Asia