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Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand gave Chritopher Columbus money to sail across the ocean to try and find a sea route to Asia from the East. Instead he found El Salvador.

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Why did Ferdinand and Isabella send Columbus to new world?

To discover a western route to India.


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Did someone send Columbus on the journey he took?

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand


Where did queen Isabella send Christopher Columbus?

India


Why did the king and queen of Spain send christopher Columbus?

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)


Who sent Columbus on his famous voyage?

He was sent by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain because Portugal wouldn't send him.


Who did Christopher Columbus send on his expedition to the New World?

He sent a king named King Ferdinand II of Aragon and a queen named Queen Isabella.


What did Isabella 1 of Spain like to do?

Send an Italian by the name of Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo) across the ocean to invade and conquer India.


Which helped Columbus convince Queen Isabella to pay for his voyage?

Actually, there was not much convincing to do. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were eager to send an explorer to the "New World," with the hope he would find riches that could be claimed by Spain; also, the Queen was a fervent Catholic and she hoped the native populations could be converted.


Which helped Columbus convince the Queen Isabella to pay for his voyage?

Actually, there was not much convincing to do. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were eager to send an explorer to the "New World," with the hope he would find riches that could be claimed by Spain; also, the Queen was a fervent Catholic and she hoped the native populations could be converted.


Where did Queen Isabella send Francisco Pizarro?

Queen Isabella did not send Francisco Pizarro on his expeditions; instead, it was King Charles I of Spain, her grandson, who authorized Pizarro's voyages to the New World. Pizarro was sent to explore and conquer Peru, where he ultimately led the expedition that resulted in the fall of the Inca Empire. His conquests began in the early 1530s, significantly expanding Spanish territories in South America.


When did Queen Isabella send Christopher Columbus on his journey?

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