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7 March, 07:40

Columbus mistakenly thought that present-day Cuba was China because

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  1. 7 March, 09:28
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    It has to do with the route he took. Wanting a faster route to reach India for the Spanish Crown, he wanted to make a chart of the western route to China, India, and fabled gold / spice lands in Asia. Instead possibly by wind patterns Columbus ended up in the Brahamas to which made him think Cuba was actually China.
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