What Is The Difference Between Christopher Columbus And American Culture

In the 1400s, Europeans desired prosperity from the East Indies. Christopher Columbus thought if the world was round that he could sail west and eventually arrive in the east. He fervently coaxed the rulers of Spain to supply him three ships, so he could sail across the Sea of Darkness, which is also known as the Atlantic Ocean. People feared he would fall off the face of the earth or be devoured be sea monsters. On October 12, 1492, they discovered land was in sight. As they reached shore, it was obvious that the people living there were not European. Columbus named them Indians because he believed his voyage had brought him to the East Indies. Soon Columbus realized he had landed in a place unfamiliar to the Europeans, the Americas.