Christopher Columbus King Ferdinand

Since i know that you will be pleased at the great victory with which our lord has crowned my voyage i write this to you from which you will learn how in thirty three days i passed from the canary islands to the indies with the fleet which the most illustrious king and queen our sovereigns gave to me.

Christopher columbus king ferdinand. A council led by isabella s confessor hernando de talavera found columbus s proposal to reach the indies implausible. 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. With marlon brando tom selleck georges corraface rachel ward. On april 17 1492 before his first voyage to the americas columbus negotiated a business contract with king ferdinand and queen isabella of spain entitling him to 10 of all profits.

The return of christopher columbus. The letter is one a few. Just three months after entering granada queen isabella agreed to sponsor christopher columbus on an expedition to reach the indies by sailing west 2000 miles according to columbus. 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.

King ferdinand ii is known for uniting the spanish kingdoms into the nation of spain supporting the spanish inquisition 1478 1834 sponsoring christopher columbus s voyages of exploration across the atlantic ocean and commencing spain s entry into the modern period of imperial expansion. Christopher columbus 1493 sir. Columbus waited at king ferdinand s camp until ferdinand and isabella conquered granada the last muslim stronghold on the iberian peninsula in january 1492. Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of king ferdinand and queen isabella of spain and gains financing for his expedition to the east indies.

In this contract the spanish sovereigns agreed. On 1 may 1486 permission having been granted columbus presented his plans to queen isabella who in turn referred it to a committee. Directed by john glen. His audience before king ferdinand and queen isabella.