2007-10-10 07:28:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
He didn't pay for them .. he got Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain (king and queen) to pay for them. He wanted to find a sea route to India (spices).
2007-10-10 07:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Lepke 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spain was trying to find a new route to the Indies because the silk route had been taken over by the ottomans, making it impossible to travel. The Spanish then decided to travel around Africa to get to India or China, but Columbus had been doing research and thought he could make it to India by traveling across what they called the Ocean Sea, the Atlantic. He first tried to get financed by Portugal, then Venice, then finally found hope in Spain. It took them a few years to finally set sail, but it was worth it for Spain.
2007-10-10 08:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by Jenny C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the fact 'Amerigo Vespucci Day' sounds stupid. numerous the 'evils' you ascribe to Columbus have been undemanding practice between ALL explorers of the day...their job grow to be to deliver back wealth to the host u . s .. look at what Spain did to South u . s . a . of america. changing the natives grow to be a chief directive of the Church. "On wikipedia he's accused of killing "thousands and thousands himself"." and you have faith each and every thing you study on Wikipedia?
2016-12-29 03:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he went to get gold for the king of Spain,he butchered the natives of the west indies and south America payed for it out of his robbing like every oather invader.
2007-10-10 08:29:43 · answer #4 · answered by bat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he didn't pay for them, the government did. and the reasons were for pure exploration and also economic, of course any government would want to find new trade routes and new sources of income.
2007-10-10 07:52:07 · answer #5 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Queen Isabel gave them the money by selling all her jewely
2007-10-10 07:57:27 · answer #6 · answered by Burt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was looking for a new passage that really did not exist and the democracy paid for him to go.
2007-10-10 11:48:55 · answer #7 · answered by rudybilliejo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋