How Did Christopher Columbus Start

Christopher Columbus’ birth date is presumed to be sometime between August 26th and October 31st in 1451 Genoa, Italy, and his death was on May 20th, 1506 Valladolid, Spain. Columbus was the first born son of Domenico Colombo, a wool worker and merchant, and Susanna Fontanarossa. Before his voyages for Spain, Columbus was a Portuguese merchant marine. Columbus was a great navigator whose voyages lead to the exploration and colonization of the Americas. Columbus even had the title of “Admiral of the Ocean Sea.” After being turned down by many monarchs, and being rejected at least twice by Spain, Columbus received royal support in January 1492. A great part of his gained support came through the help of Luis de Santángel, the Spanish treasurer, and the Franciscan friars of La Rábida. Columbus alas set out on his voyages with the aid of King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I, the monarchs of Aragon, Castile, and Leon in Spain. The voyage was an attempt to find a route to china, to India, and to the islands of the East by sailing westward over what was, at the time in theory, open sea. Though many reasons were involved in in the decision to fund Columbus’ voyages, the main interests were the

At the time, Europeans would have to cross the Mediterranean, an area mostly controlled by Muslims, to reach Asia. After the fall of Granada, Spain focussed on challenging Portugal in trade and exploration. Spain, Portugal, and the Atlantic Powers were all competing to find a route that bypassed the Mediterranean Sea. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella recognized that if Columbus could find a trade route through the Atlantic Ocean to Asia, then Spain would become more powerful and could control trade with Asia. That was, in essence, what the Spanish monarch sought to do. With tensions being high with the Muslims, and the want for more power, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to support Columbus’