In 1492, Christopher Columbus, sailing for Spain, reached islands in the Caribbean Sea. Believing he had reached the East Indies, he mistakenly referred to them and the surrounding region as the Indies, which later became known as the West Indies to distinguish them from the East Indies (Southeast Asia).
Who is credited to have discovered the West Indies ?
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Age of Discovery and European Expansion (Key Explorers and their Voyages (Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot))
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