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By accident. He reasoned, correctly, that since the world was round, if you sailed west (instead of east as the Portuguese were going), you could get to the Orient, and thus the much needed spices. What he didn't count on was an extra continent or two in the middle of the route.
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Columbus set sail with the idea of discovering a sea route to the Indies. He didn't discover anything since the land was already populated. From eNotes: They landed on a small island in the present-day Bahamas (a group of islands southeast of Florida), which Columbus claimed for Spain and named San Salvador. Not knowing where they were, Columbus incorrectly assumed they had reached "the Indies" (Asia), his original destination. He therefore gave the name "Indians" to the Tainos (Native Americans) he met on the island. When the Tainos told Columbus about a larger island to the south, he thought it must be part of China or Japan. Actually, it was the island now called Cuba.
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His compass fell and broke.
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columbus accidently found it when he was looking for a quiker route to india
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