USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1484, Columbus asked King John (Joao) II of Portugal to fund his ven-ture. King John declined. Columbus then spent six years in Spain trying to convince King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to invest in his ven-ture.

Detailed explanation-2: -Unsuccessful finding funding in Portugal, Columbus moved to Spain. 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: -Columbus made his transatlantic voyages under the sponsorship of Ferdinand II and Isabella I, the Catholic Monarchs of Aragon, Castile, and Leon in Spain.

Detailed explanation-4: -When Columbus arrived back in Spain on March 15, 1493, he immediately wrote a letter announcing his discoveries to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, who had helped finance his trip.

Detailed explanation-5: -Columbus promised his benefactors, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, to bring back gold, spices, and silks from the Far East, to spread Christianity, and to lead an expedition to China.