2007-03-15 19:01:24 · 7 answers · asked by Debasish D 2 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Other - Caribbean
Christopher Columbus was looking for a way to India by sailing west from Europe thus sailing around the world to India, when he got to the Carribean he thought he made it to India
2007-03-15 19:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by Bigeasy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called the West Indies because Columbus considered it to be "West India." It was his way of determining East India (India) from West India (West Indies Caribbean.).
2007-03-17 15:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by Sa_San 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Columbus of course. Sad man thought he had discovered India and China, but instead discovered the lands that were eventually named after a man called Amerigo Vespucci, which is why the Americas are called as they are. Of course, if they had been called the Vespuccians, history would have been much different.
2007-03-15 21:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because most of the island is in the west an that is the name christoper columbus gave us but u should come especially to nevis so beautiful
2007-03-16 05:47:16 · answer #4 · answered by Chocolit B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is right on that and may I add that when Columbus arrived he saw, what history now reffers to as, Amerindians who were described as having coppery skin, straight black hair, dary eyes and wide cheekbones - which most likely helped convince Columbus he had reached India.
2007-03-16 05:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by Barbados Chick 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
cuz columbus thought that he landed in india. india was west of where columbus lived, and he was looking for another way to india!
2007-03-15 19:08:40 · answer #6 · answered by cutie3 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because when columbas found thought he found india we was going west. there for they are called thw west indies.
2007-03-15 19:11:48 · answer #7 · answered by John Cena ♥'s Me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋