Spain. Even though Columbus was Italian...
The Spanish rulers, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.=== ===
To look for a water route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus took permission from the queen to go on his voyage to America.
Yes, he sought wealth and power.
I believe he was still trying for india.
He wanted to explore Asia...
on his first voyage he was looking to go to the spice islands
Queen Isabella of Spain sponsored Columbus' first voyage.
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."
The date of Christopher Columbus's first voyage to America was on August,3 1492
Columbus set of with three ships the pinta,nina and the santa maria. Most of his crew came from the surrounding areas of spain.
The sainta Maria