Columbus’s journeys to the Americas opened the way for European countries to colonize and exploit those lands and their peoples. Trade was soon established between Europe and the Americas. Plants native to the Americas (such as potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco) were imported to Europe.
Q. What argument did Christopher Columbus make with Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain?
What agreement did Christopher Columbus make with Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain? Columbus promised the King and Queen riches, land, and Catholic converts. They agreed to finance his exploration, but Columbus had to return items of value and claim any lands found in the name of Spain.
Q. What were the reasons for Columbus’s first voyage from Spain?
The purpose of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage was to find a shorter route to Asia. Of course, Columbus failed in this attempt. Instead of finding Asia, he found the “New World.” During Columbus’s time, trade between Europe and Asia was extremely lucrative.
Q. Why did Spain’s rulers agree to Columbus’s second voyage?
Why did Ferdinand and Isabella agree to support Columbus? They wanted to find a quicker and cheaper route to the Indies. What was the goal of Columbus’s second voyage? The goal was to start a colony that would bring profits for Spain.
Q. What piece of land was the first place Columbus reached across the ocean?
On October 12, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall in what is now the Bahamas. Columbus and his ships landed on an island that the native Lucayan people called Guanahani. Columbus renamed it San Salvador.
Q. What Did Columbus bring back from his first voyage?
On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. Columbus brought back small amounts of gold as well as native birds and plants to show the richness of the continent he believed to be Asia.
Q. Where did Columbus think he landed in 1492?
Columbus lands in South America. Explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela. Thinking it an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for Spain.
