To get to India going West. He thought that he had actually arrived in India. He never knew that he had discovered a new continent.
he was the first explorer to have a written record of his journey
Christopher Columbus famously did so.
Christopher Columbus.
Columbia was named after Christopher Columbus, but the first person to actually set foot on the land was Alonso de Ojeda.
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Columbus landed on October 12th, 1492 and thought he was in India.
found the indians and there rich and goods
Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies. He called it it that because he thought his in the west of India
On christopher Columbus's 1st voyage he landed in the Americas which he thought was India
Christopher Columbus thought he was in india so he called them indians
Christopher Columbus was looking for a way to the Far East, Japan, India etc. He thought the world was much smaller than it is.
India and China for primarily spices. This is why in the United States Native Americans are referred to as "Indians." Columbus thought thought he landed on an Island off the coast of India.
Christopher Columbus landed on North America, though he thought it was India.
Christopher Columbus was planning to land in West India. He did not land in West India because he landed in what is now North America. He thought that he was in West India at first so that is why he called them Indians. Their real name is Native Americans.