Christopher Columbus primarily believed he had discovered a faster route to Asia. His goal was to find a westward passage to the East Indies to facilitate trade in spices and other valuable goods. He mistakenly thought he had reached the outskirts of Asia when he landed in the Bahamas in 1492.
Christopher Columbus's primary purpose for exploration was to identify a faster route for trading goods. Based on this world map from 1492, what did Columbus believe he had discovered?
A faster route to America
A faster route to Asia
A faster route to Spain
Columbus never completed his voyage
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