he was treated very well when he returned to Spain.
The navigator on the Santa Maria for Columbus' first voyage to the new world was Pedro Alonso Nino. He also accompanied Columbus on the third trip to the new world, which led to the 'discovery' of Trinidad.
Martin Alonso Pinzon
Christopher Columbus sailed from Italy to Portugal as a teenager. This voyage ended in shipwreck. He did not sail again until 1492.
The first Native Americans that Christopher Columbus encountered on his voyage to the Americas were the Lucayan people. The name Lucayan is the English version of their name for themselves - Lukku-Cairi, which means people of the islands.
Queen Isabella of Spain helped finance Columbus' voyages.
queen Isabella helped Columbus out,by sponsering his voyage
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Portugal did not finance the voyage of Columbus because they knew America stood between Europe and Asia. They were visiting Brazil on a regular basis and knew it was not a part of Asia.
Queen Isabella helped finance Columbus's ride to the new world.
The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus: Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainla.
The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus: Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainla.
The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus: Having convinced the King and Queen of Spain to finance his voyage, Christopher Columbus departed mainla.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain helped Columbus on his voyage.
Queen Isibella and King Ferdinan of Spain
the Spanish royals financed Colombus' voyage because they were hoping we would discover a faster route to the Indies.
"About half of the financing was to come from private Italian investors, whom Columbus had already lined up."