USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1492 and 1504, Columbus completed four round-trip voyages between Spain and the Americas, each voyage being sponsored by the Crown of Castile. On his first voyage he reached the Americas, initiating the European exploration and colonization of the continent, as well as the Columbian exchange.

Detailed explanation-2: -Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus made his way to Spain, where he gained support from the Spanish monarchy. He persuaded King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I to sponsor his quest to find a westward route to China, India, and Japan-lands then known as the Indies.

Detailed explanation-3: -For nearly five months, Columbus explored the Caribbean, particularly the islands of Juana (Cuba) and Hispaniola (Santo Domingo), before returning to Spain. He left thirty-nine men to build a settlement called La Navidad in present-day Haiti.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, short of cash after expensive wars and seeing their Portuguese neighbors profiting from the African gold trade, gave Columbus and his supporters permission to search for a sea route to Asia by sailing west.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dominica, Guadalupe and the Antilles Moving on, they discovered and explored a number of small islands, including Guadalupe, Montserrat, Redondo, Antigua, and several others in the Leeward Islands and Lesser Antilles chains. He also visited Puerto Rico before making his way back to Hispaniola.