Spain sent Christopher Columbus to his first voyage. :-)
Because
They paid for it and sent him.
The voyage for which Christopher Columbus is most famous was for the country of Spain. Queen Isabella, against the advise of her advisers, funded this voyage by Columbus.
Christopher Columbus is famous for discovering a route to America
Nobody actually sent him. He wanted to find a faster route to Asia so he asked kings and queens to fund him. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave him the money and Christopher promised them riches to spread Christianity around.
He wanted to explore Asia...
Columbus first voyage
Christopher Columbus convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage to the New World.
The ISBN of The Last Voyage of Columbus is 0759513767.
it opened the way to other explorers. Spain wanted the riches of the land so they sent Columbus to start a colony in the West Indies.
Columbus Believed he was in India at the end of his first voyage.