Why did Christopher Columbus believe many riches were in America

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Predrag Samardzic · Answer 1 · 2017-11-23T04:41:08+0000

no one had discovered America yet and Christopher Columbus was looking for India. When he landed in America, he thought it was India because there were a lot of riches left untouched.

MendelG · Answer 2 · 2017-11-27T10:59:00+0000

He was looking for India, and he had thought he reached the rich country of India when he landed in the americas, Hence why native americans are called "indians"

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