Aye Caribbeanites!!!😍
Let's get to know the W.I a little.
The West Indies
°Where Is The West Indies?
The West Indies or Caribbean Basin is a region of the North Atlantic Ocean in the Caribbean that includes the island countries and surrounding waters of three major archipelagoes: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago. The region is known as the area running from Florida westward along the Gulf Coast, and then south along the Mexicancoast through Central America and then eastward across the northern coast of South America.
°How Did The West Indies Got Its Name
The West Indies got its name because Columbus ran into the Caribbean islands while trying to sail to the East Indies(South East Asia) from a westerly direction. Columbus initially thought he had reached the Indies and proved that the World was round.
°Why Is The Caribbean Called The West Indies
Columbus called these islands the Indies because he thought he had finally reached Asia (and the EastIndies). Spain, when Columbus' mistake was discovered, (pardon the pun) renamed them the West Indies, to distinguish them from the Spice Islands in the Pacific Ocean, (the East Indies) which we now call Indonesia.
P.S: Tbh all Caribbeanites should know that Christopher Columbus is the biggest lier and/or idiot (or as Jamaican's would say "eediot") ever walked on planet earth.
True or false??👀
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🌴💚 Caribbean Linkup 💚🌴 - BOOK 1 // COMPLETED
De Todowhere ma Caribbean peeps at?? this book is for y'all so read it!!! LET'S LINKUP!!!
