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Columbus "discovered" North America, But he was not the first one; vikings were the first. Columbus was the second, and he believed that he could find India by sailing westward. So in effect, what Columbus did was provide an awareness of the new continent to Europeans, who soon after began to colonize the land.
According to Wikipedia Christopher Columbus used the Lunar eclipse to get the Jamaican tribesmen to provide him with supplies.
this is so stupid i hate him grrr
Christopher Columbus is famous for exploring the Americas in 1492. Prior to his departure, Columbus went to the king and queen of Spain to ask for money to pay for his voyage. He also asked them to provide his ships.
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)
Christopher Columbus was trying to find if the world was circle how he tough and not plain like everyone else. He ask the king to provide him with transportation and people for him to prove his theory
He has a tomb in the Dominican Republic and another in the cathedral in Seville, Spain. No one is sure which body is really his.
Yes. the king of Spain did
None. He found no gold nor anything of signifiance.