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25 July, 17:01

When Columbus reached land why did he referred to the people he encountered as Indians

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  1. 25 July, 17:58
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    Because he was unaware that he had discovered a new continent. He thought he had completed his goal and sailed to the West Indies.
  2. 25 July, 18:18
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    columbus thought that he had found india not america as no one had ever been there before
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