Question

Columbus mistakenly thought that present-day Cuba was China because

Answer 1

Answer: He didn’t know that the Americas existed.

Explanation: This is the answer on Edgenuity

Answer 2

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.