The Voyages Of Christopher Columbus's Four Transatlantic Voyages

Jy’ Corrie Hill

Christopher Columbus, a famed sailor and explorer during his time,born in the Republic of Genoa in 1451 or what is now Italy.During his extensive career he accomplished many voyages that promoted his standing as an explorer. Columbus's Four transatlantic voyages paved the way for the age European Exploration which occurred in the fifteenth Century. Although Columbus originated from Italian origins his voyages were funded by the United Spanish Monarchy. King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile were ruling over the land that would become Spain. Their union , in 1469, aided the creation of a unified Spain. There are many reason King ferdinand and Queen Isabella chose Christopher Columbus for this essential mission,

Columbus had an idea to sail straight across the transatlantic ocean to the West Indies, however this had never been done before. Most sailors believed that the earth was a sphere therefore,theoretically it can be accomplished but, the distance of his journey was determined so therefore unachievable .Different navigators predicted different distances to how far the exploration would be,but all were somehow wrong.Today we know that the distance is about 6,408 km. Regardlessly Columbus worked vigorously to launch his idea to many countries that include france, spain, New England,portugal and other aspiring countries. Columbus presented his idea three times to the Spanish Court and was declined, because of the war that spain was currently engaged in. This dedication made the Spanish monarchies more likely to consider his offer because of how organized and well acquainted he was with the tasks.Queen Isabella eventually decided to take Christopher Columbus up on his offer because one of her advisors informed her of the multiple benefits that this expedition could provide for

Spain intended to make a profit from the lands that Columbus. Queen Isabella had a very strong supporter of the Catholic faith. She envisioned that Columbus could spread the Catholic faith to the natives of the West Indies and convert the majority of the population . King Ferdinand of Aragon(King of Spain) practiced a strong authoritative reign and believed in expanding Spain's territory and wealth. That was a key factor in why Spain finally accepted Columbus's offer. Columbus made it possible for for Spain to colonize the new territory. This made it possible for spain to draw wealth and power for the new lands. A nation's power depends on how far their influence reaches.They also started harvesting sugar, mining silver and other crops.The new mass production of crop causes a mass increase in spain’s economy. Although this was commonly thought to be a good thing, the spanish inflation let to many problems that ended up hurting spain in the long run.Spain needed a sailor and navigator to accomplish the task of discovering a new land,however columbus actually only explored the vast lands he considered to be India.Spain's riches really came from south