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How was Columbus able to afford the expensive westward voyage to the indies?
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How was christopher Columbus able to afford the expensive westward voyage to indies?
He was funded by the king and queen of Spain and he discovered a new continent and not a path to the indies.
The government of which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's 1492 exploration?
Columbus asked king Ferdinand and queen isbella of Spain to support a westward voyage to the indies.
Why was it important to find a quicker and faster way to the Indies for Christopher Columbus?
India was plentiful in expensive goods, such as spices.
Did Christopher Columbus discover the East Indies?
No. Columbus discovered the West Indies while trying to reach the East Indies, which the Europeans already knew existed.
Why Columbus design the plan enterprise of the indies?
The enterprise of the indies was Columbus's plan to sail West and end Up East
How was christopher Columbus able to afford the expensive westward voyage to indies?
He was funded by the king and queen of Spain and he discovered a new continent and not a path to the indies.
What did Columbus want to discover?
Columbus wanted to discover a route westward from Europe to China and the Indies.
How was Columbus able to afford the expensive westward voyage to the indes?
He got the money from the king and queen of Spain. First he had tried to get it from the king of Portugal but he was refused because that king's scientists had gone over Columbus' calculations and decided (correctly, as it turned out) that the calculations were wrong and that Columbus would never find the Indies where he thought they were. All historians today agree that his discovery of America was pure luck.
What did Christopher Columbus need to discover for Queen Isbella?
Queen Isabella chartered Columbus to find a route westward from Spain to China and the Indies.
The government of which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's 1492 exploration?
Columbus asked king Ferdinand and queen isbella of Spain to support a westward voyage to the indies.
Why was it important to find a quicker and faster way to the Indies for Christopher Columbus?
India was plentiful in expensive goods, such as spices.
When did the Tudor explorers explore?
after Christopher Columbus found the West Indies.
Did Christopher Columbus discover the East Indies?
No. Columbus discovered the West Indies while trying to reach the East Indies, which the Europeans already knew existed.
Why Columbus design the plan enterprise of the indies?
The enterprise of the indies was Columbus's plan to sail West and end Up East
Who explored the west Indies?
Christopher Columbus. He thought he had reached India and named the island "Indies" and called its inhabitants, "Indians". Later Amerigo Vespucci proved that Colombus had actually found the New Lands, and not India. The island was then renamed "West Indies".
Who is the founder of the West Indies?
Columbus
Did Columbus land in the East Indies?
no
