FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Queen Isabella did not want Portugal to get all of the riches.
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So he could finally reach the Indies.
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He wanted to take his crew to see the Bahamas.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 11, 1502, Christopher Columbus set out on his fourth and final voyage to the New World. He had four ships and his mission was to explore uncharted areas to the west of the Caribbean, hopefully finding a passage west to the Orient.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabell, the joint monarchs of Spain, agreed to finance Columbus’s voyage in return for the gold, spices, and riches that he might find.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain and not Italy or Portugal because he could not find financing there. Columbus was born in the Republic of Genoa but had few connections there.
Detailed explanation-4: -Columbus’s letter on his fourth voyage was written in 1503 while he was shipwrecked on Jamaica. Besides describing the misadventures that left him stranded, he bemoans the lack of recognition given to him in opening up the lucrative exploitation of riches found on the islands and the mainland of South America.