It was in pursuit of such trade routes the Columbus "discovered" the New World.
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Christopher Columbus is an Italian who was born in 1451. In 1492 he made a voyage which lead to his discovery of the Americas, although he thought he had actually landed in India. This is why he called the local people he discovered "Indians".
There were several significant events that happened in Spain in 1492. The Conquest of Granada and the Edict of Expulsion helped financed the voyage of Christopher Columbus that lead to the discovery of the New World or the Americas.
Because he traveled around the world
Cristopher Columbus
Cristopher Columbus
Columbus' fifth voyage, which took place from 1502 to 1504, did not lead to the discovery of a new route to Asia as he had hoped. Instead, he explored the Central American coastline, including parts of present-day Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. The voyage faced numerous challenges, including shipwrecks and conflicts with indigenous peoples. Ultimately, Columbus returned to Spain without achieving his original goal, marking the end of his exploration career.
He was in search of the West Indies or a path that lead to the West Indies.
Columbus did not discover North America. He landed on islands in the Bahamas. But Columbus is credited with making the European discovery of America, because his reports lead directly to the discovery and exploration of the rest of the American continents.
Queen Isabella funded Christopher Columbus' voyage, which lead to his discovery of the North and South American continents. She also funded many other voyages and colony formations, which lead to the Spanish control of much of Central and South America.
Columbus' exploratory voyages lead to Europeans being aware that the American continents existed. Originally, Christopher Columbus was actually suppose to find India instead of America. So Christopher Columbus accidently found America(but it is still a good thing)