Columbus's claims about what he would reach by sailing west across the Atlantic __________.
A) were almost completely wrong
B) proved mainly correct
C) were widely accepted by royal advisors across Europe
D) were based on previous Spanish and English western voyages

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Columbus's claims about reaching Asia by sailing west were almost completely wrong. He underestimated the Earth's circumference and did not know about the existence of the Americas, which he encountered instead of reaching Asia as he had intended.

Columbus's Claims About What He Would Reach by Sailing West