Geography, asked by sumhitec13, 1 year ago

why are the Caribbean islands also called west indies

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Answered by kaalipavan

Columbus called these islands the Indies because he thought he had finally reached Asia (East Indies) Spain, when Columbus' mistake was discovered, renamed them the West Indies

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