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Why Was Christopher Columbus Important To History

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Christopher Columbus was Italian, but sailed for the Spaniards. Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean four times, in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. Columbus’s goal was to find a direct sailing route, westward from Europe to Asia. Instead of Columbus finding a route to Asia, he accidentally found the Americas. Columbus needed sponsors to sail across the Atlantic, so he went to France, Portugal, and England, but they all refused to sponsor him. Finally, Columbus went to Spain and King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I said they would sponsor him on his voyage. All the King and Queen wanted in return was silver, gold, and natural resources, that they did not have in Spain. Columbus was important to history, because he discovered and used
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