christopher Columbus
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!
It was the first European voyage to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. It was the first voyage to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe. It was the first voyage to sail through he Northwest Passage.
Ferdinand Magellan
King Ferdinand of Spain agreed to finance Columbus. In return for financing the voyage's of Columbus, the King wanted all of the gold, spices, and riches that he might find.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, so Spain sponsored him.
christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci sailed for Portugal, his homeland, so Portugal sponsored his voyage.
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand sponsored (gave him money) his voyage. They gave him 3 ships called the the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
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!
It was the first European voyage to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. It was the first voyage to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe. It was the first voyage to sail through he Northwest Passage.
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Ferdinand Magellan
King Ferdinand of Spain agreed to finance Columbus. In return for financing the voyage's of Columbus, the King wanted all of the gold, spices, and riches that he might find.
Ferdinand Magellan was likely in his early 20s when he set off for his first voyage. He was born around 1480, and his first documented voyage was in 1505 when he joined a Portuguese fleet bound for India. This would place him in his mid-20s at the time of his first voyage.
Ferdinand Magellan was the captain of the first ship to sail around the world. He died in the Philippians before the voyage was completed, but he is given credit for the voyage.
It was the first voyage to circumnavigate, or sail around, the globe.