What nation financed Columbus's voyages?

Answer 1

Spain

Answer 2

Christopher Columbus believed that according to the revolutions of the earth around the sun and calculations that he made that the earth was not flat. Few people would embrace his great theory that there was a better trade route to India. It makes sense that King Ferdinand of Spain would try, since he had the most vested interest being the more distant (possibly) than the other countries. But King Ferdinand wanted a return of gold immediately from his investment, leaving Columbus in a quandry, and then Queen Isabella wanted immediate converts to religion, because this demonstrated another Spanish Conquest for
status and recognition in the world view at the time. Sadly, neither of these motivations has anything to do with innovation, discovery, or friendship with (God or the) native peoples He gifted with foreign lands to prosper in peace.
However, Christopher Columbus was a very brave man, and because of him, we have a land where people found religious freedom from persecution and ample opportunity to build a good life for themselves and their children. Many missionary schools educated the natives and immigrants alike. And today, many generations later, the standard of living compared to Columbus time is quantifiable by some unknown number, but our faith in future horizons must not fade. In order to ensure that the world never grows flat, we go beyond our horizons to challenge ourselves in new ways.

How much was the initial investment?
To keep Columbus from taking his ideas elsewhere,and perhaps to keep their options open, the King and Queen of Spain gave him an annual annuity of 12,000 maravedis ($87,000?) and furnished him with a letter ordering all Spanish cities and towns to provide him food and lodging at no cost.

This seems like a bargain compared to the last proposal of the orbital space plane:
NASA has taken $2.4 billion from its existing $15 billion annual budget to fund research and development of the space plane through 2007. Congress would have to authorize another $10 billion or so to on top of that to build the vehicle.

Notes about Columbus from Wikipedia: and the origin of Columbus Day:
On the evening of August 3, 1492, Columbus departed from Palos with three ships; one larger "carrack", the Santa Maria -nicknamed the Gallega (the Gallician), and two smaller "caravels", the Pinta (the Painted) and Santa Clara, nicknamed the Niña (the Girl). (The ships were never officially named)[citation needed]. The ships were property of Juan de la Cosa and the Pinzón brothers (Martin Alonzo and Vicente Yáñez), but the monarchs forced the Palos inhabitants to contribute to the expedition. Columbus first sailed to the Canary Islands, which was owned by Castile, where he restocked the provisions and made repairs, and on September 6, he started what turned out to be a five-week voyage across the ocean.

Land was sighted at 2 a.m. on October 12, by a sailor named Rodrigo de Triana (also known as Juan Rodriguez Bermejo) aboard Pinta.[8] Columbus called the island (in what is now The Bahamas) San Salvador, although the natives called it Guanahani. Exactly which island in the Bahamas this corresponds to is an unresolved topic; prime candidates are Samana Cay, Plana Cays, or San Salvador Island (named San Salvador in 1925 in the belief that it was Columbus' San Salvador). The indigenous people he encountered, the Lucayan, Taíno or Arawak, were peaceful and friendly.

Columbus also explored the northeast coast of Cuba (landed on October 28) and the northern coast of Hispaniola, by December 5. Here, the Santa Maria ran aground on Christmas morning 1492 and had to be abandoned. He was received by the native cacique Guacanagari, who gave him permission to leave some of his men behind. Columbus founded the settlement La Navidad and left 39 men.

Columbus headed for Spain, but another storm forced him into Lisbon. He anchored next to the King's harbour patrol ship on March 4, 1493 in Portugal. After spending more than one week in Portugal, he set sail for Spain. Word of his finding new lands rapidly spread throughout Europe. He reached Spain on March 15.

Answer 3

Spain...why else would Columbus called his ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria?

Answer 4

The Spanish Queen Isabella paid.

Answer 5

Actually, it was future American citizens...

The Queen of Spain paid for it...
She used Spanish taxes that were heavily burdened on to the lower class citizens...
The lowest citizens were the ones basically thrown to America to get rid of the "pestilence"

Hah. Yeah bet you didnt think of it that way.


to prove it:

In 1485, Columbus presented his plans to John II, King of Portugal. He proposed the king equip three sturdy ships and grant Columbus one year's time to sail out into the Atlantic, search for a western route to Orient, and then return home. Columbus also requested he be made "Great Admiral of the Ocean", created govenor of any and all lands he discovered, and given one-tenth of all revenue from those lands discovered. The king submitted the proposal to his experts, who rejected it. It was their considered opinion that Columbus' proposed route of 2,400 miles was, in fact, far too short. [5]

In 1488 Columbus appealed to the court of Portugal once again, and once again John invited him to an audience. It too was to come to nothing, for not long afterwards came the arrival of Portugal's native son Bartholomeu Dias from a successful rounding of the Horn of Africa. Portugal was no longer interested in trailblazing a western route to the East.

From Portugal Columbus, weary but determined, traveled once more to both Genoa and Venice; from neither was he given any encouragement. Previously he had his brother sound out Henry VII of England, to see if the British monarch might not be more amiable to Columbus' proposal. After much carefully considered hesitation Henry's invitation came, but it came too late. Columbus had already committed himself to Spain.

He had sought an audience from the monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, who had united the largest kingdoms of Spain by marrying and were ruling together. On May 01, 1486, permission having been granted, Columbus laid his plans before Queen Isabella, who, in turn, referred it to a committee. After the passing of much time, these savants of Spain, like their counterparts in Portugal, reported back that Columbus had judged the distance to Asia too short, much too short. They pronounced the idea impractical, and advised their Royal Highness' to pass on the proposed venture.

However, to keep Columbus from taking his ideas elsewhere,and perhaps to keep their options open, the King and Queen of Spain gave him an annual annuity of 12,000 maravedis ($87,000?) and furnished him with a letter ordering all Spanish cities and towns to provide him food and lodging at no cost.

Answer 6

Not Spain dummies, it has Portugal!! Stop skipping
history class!!

Answer 7

to discover the shortest thanks to India the position spice and convenience products are, because Ottoman blocked the land route by shooting Constantinople and Portuguese already went round Cape of advantageous wish.

Answer 8

I think it was the Spanish Crown.