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.
the king and queen of Spain
No, he was sent to get spices from India
Spain sent Christopher Columbus to his first voyage. :-)
Christopher Columbus was sent by Queen Isabella to find a route to the Indies via the Atlantic Ocean. He found America instead.
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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.
The explorers such as Christopher Columbus were sent by Kings or Queens that the explorers' countries affiliated with. Kings' or Queens' reason was for the expansion of their country. Increase in wealth, finding new resources such as gold.
Christopher Columbus
Rene Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle was sent by France to explore North America. France funded his expeditions to help establish French territories in the New World.
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