One of Christopher Columbus's main problems he didn't understand the size of the world and went the wrong way. He went west to go east. He was also a very greedy, mean man. He cheated his own sailors out of the promised reward for spotting land. He stated he saw a light the night before and therefore he was the first to spot land and kept the reward. He cut off the hands of the natives he found because they didn't bring him enough gold. Finally, he did NOT discover America. He found Hispaniola and thought it was India until the day he died.
Yes.
The Enterprise of The Indies
No. Columbus discovered the West Indies while trying to reach the East Indies, which the Europeans already knew existed.
Christopher Columbus set sail in the year of 1492
Christopher Columbus
after Christopher Columbus found the West Indies.
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 is remembered today because of discovering the West Indies.
Yes.
christopher Columbus
to find the Indies
In 1492.
The Enterprise of The Indies
No. Columbus discovered the West Indies while trying to reach the East Indies, which the Europeans already knew existed.
Christopher Columbus set sail in the year of 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus in 1492.