USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -At that time Europeans called Asia the Indies, so Columbus called the people who lived on the island Indians. Columbus made three more journeys to America during his lifetime, never realizing that he had found a land unknown to Europeans. Columbus died still believing that he had reached Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island on October 12, 1492, believing he has reached East Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Columbus thought he had reached Asia and called this new land the Indies and he called the people there Indians. On his second voyage Columbus sailed with a group of 17 ships! He was sent to find gold and capture Indians. On this voyage he found the island he named Dominica.

Detailed explanation-4: -On August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail from Spain in three ships: the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. On October 12, the ships made landfall-not in the East Indies, as Columbus assumed, but on one of the Bahamian islands, likely San Salvador.