No, but Spain did.
he convinced them by saying if i discover this land you will get wealth and power
Yes, but only for the First 2 and last 2 Portugal paid for his other 2
Spain paid for it yeah, Spain paid for it. but specificly queen of England thought there would be riches in the land so that's why.
Queen Isabella of Spain pawned the crown jewels to fund the expedition.
After the King and Queen of Spain got rid of the Moors from Spain, they were interested in a western route to India because it was difficult going through the Middle East with the Muslims.
After the King and Queen of Spain got rid of the Moors from Spain, they were interested in a western route to India because it was difficult going through the Middle East with the Muslims.
Yes he most certainly did. To the very King of Spain. He also went to the King of Spain and the Queen to get the money he needed to pay for his expedition. The Queen made the deal.
Columbus needed the help of a queen because the magnitude of the expedition he was proposing was beyond the ability of ordinary nobility to finance.
You don't have to pay to attend public school in Spain.
Columbus asked John II of Portugal to pay for an expedition across the Atlantic.
Amerigo took the slaves for 1 to prove to people he had. 2. Because people did that often back then. 3. Because my guess for this one is he simply wanted to.