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No. Explorers were given funds for ships and men and they were promised a percentage of the booty they brought home. Columbus was made the Admiral of the Ocean and signed a contract with the crown for what he brought back. Gold is what they were after.
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∙ 8y agoNo. The explorers had deals with the sponsors of their voyage to take a percentage of the profit. Columbus had a contract with the crown to declare him the Admiral of the Ocean and that his family would inherit the title. He was also to gain part of what he found. When he died he was sick and broke and his son sued the Spanish crown to uphold the contract that was made.
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∙ 8y agoNo. He, like other explorers, were to get a percentage of what he found. Columbus made a contract that he would be the Admiral of the Deep Blue Sea and he could pass this title on to his son's. Some explorers like de Leone got a governorship in Porto Rico.
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∙ 8y agoHe wasn't paid. The explorers signed contracts with their sponsors (usually the crown) that they would get a percentage of what they found, a title or governorship, and lands. They expected to be rich men. Columbus was to be made the Admiral of the deep blue sea.
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∙ 6y agoNo. The explorers made contracts with the king and it gave them a percentage of what they found, titles, and often a governorship.
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