Columbus' two mistakes were that he believed the distance to Asia was shorter than it really was, and he believed the land he discovered was near the continent of

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Columbus' two mistakes were that he believed the distance to Asia was shorter than it really was, and he believed the land he discovered was near the continent of

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Colombus beleived that the land he discovered was near the continent of Asia, specifically the country of India. Thinking so, he dubbed the native people as 'Indians,' which they have been called ever since.