Christopher Columbus had several misconceptions about the indigenous people he encountered during his voyages to the Americas. To start, Columbus believed that he had reached the Indies, rather than discovering a new continent. He held the notion that he had found a direct route to Asia, which led him to refer to the indigenous people as "Indians." Columbus had thought that the indigenous people he encountered were uncivilized and barbaric. Columbus was driven by the quest for wealth and believed that the area was filled with gold and valuable resources. This misconception led him to focus on taking the wealth from the indigenous people and their territories, to do this he often resorted to force and exploitation. On the other hand, the Aztecs