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Christopher Columbus's expedition was sponsored by Spain. King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile provided financial support for Columbus's journey, leading to the discovery of the Americas in 1492.
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, so Spain sponsored him.
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Queen Isabella of Spain sponsored Columbus' first voyage.
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Key figures involved in the Roanoke colony include Sir Walter Raleigh, who sponsored the expedition, John White, who was the governor, and Eleanor Dare, who was the daughter of John White and mother of the first English child born in the Americas, Virginia Dare.
They first sponsored his voyage because they believed it would lead to China and the wealth that would come with it. Then they sponsored his subsequent voyages to gain wealth from the Americas!