FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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She was afraid that the king of France was going to get all of the riches, and she wanted the riches.
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She wanted to send Columbus on his 4th voyage.
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She wanted to go talk to the king of France herself.
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She wanted to go with Columbus on his voyage.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In terms of accomplishments, Isabella I unified Spain through her marriage to Ferdinand II of Aragon, and she financed the expedition of Christopher Columbus, leading to the discovery of the Americas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Queen Isabella I of Castile wanted Christopher Columbus arrested because of his mismanagement of native Americans. On one of his explorations in the Americas, he maltreated the Taino people, whom he forced to look for gold and work in plantations, leading the native people to revolt against him.
Detailed explanation-4: -Columbus becomes known at Isabella’s court for his colorful clothes and excessive drinking. The Queen plays with Columbus, permitting him familiarities, then banishing him to the stables and piggeries for forty days.