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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sponsored Columbus because Columbus told them that if they gave him the money to find another trade route to India he would spread Catholicism in India (king and queen of Spain were Catholic)
Columbus asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to sponsor his journey. He promised to bring them back riches from Asia but, he never reached Asia.
It was King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, not Queen Elizabeth I that financed Columbus' voyage.They did so because it would enhance the wealth and prosperity of Spain.Queen Elizabeth I was not born when Columbus made his voyage.
Isabella wanted to control the spice trade and spices were rare, expensive and very popular in Europe. So whoever controlled the spice trade made a lot from it. She also wanted to expand Spain.
When Queen Isabella and her husband, the king, finally did let Christopher Columbus go on the voyage, Christopher Columbus promised spices and jewels from "India" to assure the Queen and the King to not object him of his voyage to "India."
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sponsored Columbus because Columbus told them that if they gave him the money to find another trade route to India he would spread Catholicism in India (king and queen of Spain were Catholic)
Columbus asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to sponsor his journey. He promised to bring them back riches from Asia but, he never reached Asia.
They were the ruler of a super power country and they sent Christopher Columbus out to steal anything he could from other countries and bring it back to Queen Isabella to raise her wealth. And with wealth comes power to her country.
gold
yes that's how he convinced Ferdinand and Isabella to pay for his voyage
It was King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, not Queen Elizabeth I that financed Columbus' voyage.They did so because it would enhance the wealth and prosperity of Spain.Queen Elizabeth I was not born when Columbus made his voyage.
I think turkey tobacco and pineapple.
Isabella wanted to control the spice trade and spices were rare, expensive and very popular in Europe. So whoever controlled the spice trade made a lot from it. She also wanted to expand Spain.
Silks gold spices and other valuable thing
When Queen Isabella and her husband, the king, finally did let Christopher Columbus go on the voyage, Christopher Columbus promised spices and jewels from "India" to assure the Queen and the King to not object him of his voyage to "India."
Queen Isabella helped finance Columbus's ride to the new world.
yes! He did. Queen Isabella and king ferenand paid money for his voyages if he would bring them wealth from India