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The islands that Christopher Columbus explored in his voyage in 1492 later became known as what?
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The islands that Christopher Columbus explored in his voyage in 1492 later became known as what?

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Columbus called the island San Salvador, in present day the Bahamas
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The West Indies was what the islands are sometimes called to this day, this came from the (false) belief that Columbus has discovered Asia/India.
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