Several wealthy merchants of Bristol, England, paid for John Cabot's first expedition.
Dutch
East to west direction... ;) _21
Magellan's expedition of 1519-1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean the passage being made via the Strait of Magellan, and the first to cross the Pacific from Wikipedia
In the 1600s, it took about 6-10 weeks to sail from England to America.
portugal paid for his expedition
Magellan from Spain
Spain
The Virginia Company of London funded the expedition to Jamestown in 1607. They were a group of wealthy English investors who hoped to establish a profitable colony in North America.
Spain and Portugal.
Several wealthy merchants of Bristol, England, paid for John Cabot's first expedition.
Magellan
Thomas Jefferson paid.
christopher columbus
Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Fernidad Magellan