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the king and queen of Spain
No, he was sent to get spices from India
Nobody actually sent him. He wanted to find a faster route to Asia so he asked kings and queens to fund him. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave him the money and Christopher promised them riches to spread Christianity around.
Queen Isabella was the queen of Spain in the 1400's. She is the queen who sent Christopher Columbus on the exploration which led him to America.
Christopher Columbus convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage to the New World.