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When Columbus landed in America the chief reason that he thought he had landed in the Indies was a. his discovery of the place of the Grand Khan.?
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Was a America called Chritopher Columbus?
He called America East Indies because he thought that he had reached Asia.
On what date did Christopher Columbus land in the West Indies?
...He didn't land in the West Indies, he landed in South America. He thought it was the West Indies, but what he really found was a New World.
Did Christopher Columbus discovered America?
No, he found the Bahamas. The closest he got was Cuba.
Where were the voyages of Columbus?
Columbus´s voyages were to:America (When he thought he has gone to Asia).Indies
Where did Christopher Columbus travel in 1492?
He thought he was traveling to the Indies, but he landed in the Bahamas. He also traveled to Cuba.
What land was explored by christopher Columbus?
he explored America but thought he found the Indies
Was a America called Chritopher Columbus?
He called America East Indies because he thought that he had reached Asia.
What was Amerigo Vespucci major accomplishment?
he clamed he foun north america after columbus thought it was the indies
On what date did Christopher Columbus land in the West Indies?
...He didn't land in the West Indies, he landed in South America. He thought it was the West Indies, but what he really found was a New World.
Did Christopher Columbus discovered America?
No, he found the Bahamas. The closest he got was Cuba.
Who sailed for the Indies but found America?
columbus
Where were the voyages of Columbus?
Columbus´s voyages were to:America (When he thought he has gone to Asia).Indies
How did Columbus' idea about the shape of the earth help in the discovery of America?
Long before columbus people knew that the earth was round. They just could not measure how big it was. Based on this assumption, Columbus set sail to the west and thought that after some months he would just bump into the Indies and come back to Europe from the east. Who really did it was Magellan.
Where did Christopher Columbus travel in 1492?
He thought he was traveling to the Indies, but he landed in the Bahamas. He also traveled to Cuba.
When Columbus made landfall he thought he had arrived in .?
East Indies
When Columbus reached Cuba he thought he had reached?
the Indies
When christopher Columbus landed in 1942 what did he thought he reached?
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.
