Spain was looking for an alternate route to the East Indies from the one that the Portuguese had charted. Columbus suggested such a possibility, so the Spanish Monarchy was willing to support him.
In 1492.
Spain sponsored the journeys of Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic Ocean. Specifically, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, also known as the Catholic Monarchs, sponsored all four of Columbus's voyages to the New World. His discoveries are responsible for beginning Spain's colonization of said New World.
because the spainish would only fund his exploration if he indeed helped them. since no one else would fund his voyage, columbus was forced into helping
King Ferdinand and queens Isabella of Spain funded his voyages
The Alcazar was the name of the castle in Spain that Columbus went to ask the king and queen to fund his voyage. The Alcazar is located in Cordoba.
An Italian who convinced Spain to fund his expedition to Asia by heading east over the sea.
They were busy fighting the moors (Muslim's from morocco). But after they drove all of them out.
Queen Isabella of Spain pawned the crown jewels to fund the expedition.
he asked the queen of spain to fund his trips, and after 7 years he finally ogt funded for his trip
He went to the King and Queen of Spain to fund his voyage, upon reading the adventures of Marco Polo.
Queen Isabella Nd King Ferdinand Of Spain!.... KP
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