2006-09-12 19:26:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
the east indies.
2006-09-12 19:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by David 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christopher Columbus discovered West Indies.
2006-09-12 19:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christopher Columbus
West Indies" originates from Christopher Columbus' idea that he had landed in the Indies (then meaning all of south and east Asia) when he had actually reached the Americas.
2006-09-12 19:45:49 · answer #3 · answered by hello85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christopher Columbus
West Indies" originates from Christopher Columbus' idea that he had landed in the Indies (then meaning all of south and east Asia) when he had actually reached the Americas.
2006-09-12 19:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by finalmoksha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Columbus.
He set on a Voyage to discover India and ended up in a group of Islands on the eastern coast of America.
He kept calling it India. Today it is called the West Indies.
2006-09-12 19:35:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Columbus
2006-09-12 19:29:35 · answer #6 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christoper Columbus Who was a Spanish Sailor
2006-09-12 19:46:31 · answer #7 · answered by Raj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the continent was discoverd by Amerigo Vespucci, but the american indians were named and discored by Christofer Columbus, because he was searching for an alternative route to India based on the ideea that the world was round. When he did find America, he thought it was India.
2006-09-12 19:30:44 · answer #8 · answered by Mosquito molestator 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
columbus
2006-09-12 19:37:19 · answer #9 · answered by ggurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋