To prove the earth is round and that he can go around to get to India. But he ended up in America. You can remember this by Native Americans were called Indians because Christopher Columbus thought he was in India so he called the Indians.
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Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus made his trip in 1492. A good way to remember it is..... Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.
Christopher Columbus had 90 men on the 1 trip and on the 2 trip he had 1,200 to 1,500 men
Queen Isabella and king Ferdinand of spain agreed to pay for ships for Christopher Columbus's trip.
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain paid for his trip. They said no the first time then Columbus persuaded them to. They said yes the second time. Christopher Columbus' son was named after King Ferdinand.