"About half of the financing was to come from private Italian investors, whom Columbus had already lined up."
Christopher Columbus was an Italian man. When Italy would not sponsor his trip across the Atlantic, he went to other countries. Spain agreed to sponsor him so he sailed in name of Spain.
Italy
Christopher Columbus's occupation before he went on his first voyage was as a business agent for two important families in Genoa.
Recent research shows he was Spanish. He wrote in Spanish and spoke Spanish. His wife was Spanish. Columbus wasn't Spanish. He was born in Genoa Italy. However no one in Italy would finance his voyage so he was forced to go elsewhere to get funding, his most famous voyage to the Caribbean (West Indies) being financed by Spain.
Christopher Columbus is from Genoa, Italy, so he was Italian. He sailed to the Americas for Spain, though, because Spain's monarchs were willing to finance the voyages.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian man. When Italy would not sponsor his trip across the Atlantic, he went to other countries. Spain agreed to sponsor him so he sailed in name of Spain.
Italy
Columbus was born in Italy,but his interest with the sea took him to Portugal.When Portugal's King said he would not found his voyage,he went to Spain who did.
Christopher Columbus's occupation before he went on his first voyage was as a business agent for two important families in Genoa.
Christopher Columbus sailed from Italy to Portugal as a teenager. This voyage ended in shipwreck. He did not sail again until 1492.
Recent research shows he was Spanish. He wrote in Spanish and spoke Spanish. His wife was Spanish. Columbus wasn't Spanish. He was born in Genoa Italy. However no one in Italy would finance his voyage so he was forced to go elsewhere to get funding, his most famous voyage to the Caribbean (West Indies) being financed by Spain.
Probably not. Columbus wasn't Spanish; he was born in or near Genoa, in what is now Italy. He had first proposed his voyage to the Indies to Genoese authorities, but they declined to sponsor him. However, there's a good probability that many of Columbus' Spanish crew members were Jews who were fleeing the Spanish persecutions during the expulsion from Spain.
Christopher Columbus is from Genoa, Italy, so he was Italian. He sailed to the Americas for Spain, though, because Spain's monarchs were willing to finance the voyages.
Christopher Columbus sailed from Italy to Portugal as a teenager. This voyage ended in shipwreck. He did not sail again until 1492.
The duration of My Voyage to Italy is 4.1 hours.
Wealth from trade enabled the people of northern Italy to sponsor learning.
My Voyage to Italy was created on 1999-09-11.