The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus: Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainla.
8. Christopher Columbus wasn't the the first one to discover the New World vikings were.
The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus: Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainla.
1492
Im pretty sure that Christopher Columbus first made landfall in Greenland.
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San Salvador is believed to be the site of the first landfall.
The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus: Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainla.
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Same reason as the first expedition, and other similar expeditions: in the expectation of making money.
Queen Isabella of Spain sponsored Columbus' first voyage.
The reason Christopher Columbus made his first expedition was for a special purpose- to find a sea route to the Indies. It says right here in my social studies book called Our Nation on page 120.