Columbus thought he could reach India by going west. He ran into America. India was the place where spices came (come) from and they were expensive. A fast trade route to India was seen as very much worth the price of three boats and crew.
They gave Juan Ponce de Leon money to go on the trip to find the new world and to find and claim land for Spain.
Mainly the Monarchs of two of the leading countries at thid time in exploring, Spain's and Portugaul's Kings and Queens.
The Spanish crown
where did amerigo vespucci and up sailing to
Amerigo Vespucci gained money for Spain and himself he also gained land for his country Spain.
Amerigo Vespucci went to Spain because the Crown of Castile broke ties with Christopher Columbus and started giving out licenses to others to journey to the West Indies. He made good money contracting supplies for navigators.
Mainly the Monarchs of two of the leading countries at thid time in exploring, Spain's and Portugaul's Kings and Queens.
The Spanish crown
where did amerigo vespucci and up sailing to
The Spanish Government under Ferdinand and Isabella/
to get money
queen Isabella Christopher Columbus asked King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain for money to try out his idea of traveling west to reach the East. Queen Isabella refused Columbus at first. Later King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave Columbus three ships, a crew of about ninety men, and some money. The three ships were the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María.
Amerigo Vespucci gained money for Spain and himself he also gained land for his country Spain.
Amerigo Vespucci went to Spain because the Crown of Castile broke ties with Christopher Columbus and started giving out licenses to others to journey to the West Indies. He made good money contracting supplies for navigators.
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
He gained money for Italy(and himself) and land for Spain.
Amerigo Vespucci contracted expeditions to the West Indies in the latter 1490s for Bishop Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca. In 1508, King Ferdinand appointed him chief navigator of Spain at a hefty salary also to voyage to the West Indies.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain....=þ