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His motives were to find as much gold as he could
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RafaWhen Christopher Columbus was still young, he believed he was appointed by God to spread the Gospel to heathen lands; and so that was his biggest purpose. He wrote about it in his own journal. if you read a book called "The Light and the Glory" by Peter Marshall and David Manuel, you can see for yourself. They took years to find this stuff.
In 1453 (39 years before Columbus set sail), Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey) fell to the Ottoman Turks & cut off the way to the eastern riches (the Silk Road, etc...) so Columbus believed he could reach the riches of Asia by sailing westward & circumnavigating the world. He didn't expect the American continents to be in the way & he didn't know at the time they were continents; he thought he reached islands near India or China. He was also fascinated by Marco Polo.
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Food christopher Columbus brought with him on explorations?
Water,
What did Christopher Columbus learn from his explorations?
he learnt lots of differrent languages
What were some obstacles to explorations Christopher Columbus had?
no maps and frightened crew
What is the number of explorations made by Columbus?
Christopher Columbus made four explorations to the Americas. His first voyage was in 1492, followed by the second in 1493, the third in 1498, and the fourth in 1502.
Who helped ponce de leon's explorations?
Ponce de Leon was influenced to explore by his cousin, Christopher Columbus. He was also motivated by the idea of fame and fortune which was the backbone of his explorations.
