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Under whose flag was Columbus sailing when he discovered America?
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∙ 16y ago
he received money to pay for his trip from the Spanish royalty
Although he was Italian, at the time the Italian and all other European nations were either at war or economically struggling or found his desired voyage far from a priority. The Spanish monarch were the only ones willing to fund his voyage.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo. Although he was Italian, he was funded by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain, which means he flew under their Spanish flag.
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∙ 9y agoHernan Cortes did not sail under the British flag. He sailed for Spain. He overthrew the Aztec Empire and won Mexico for Spain.
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When did explorers start to come to America?
Leif Ericson might have traveled to Baffin Island, Canada around AD 1000. However, European exploration of America effectively started with Christopher Columbus, a Genoan sailing under the flag of Spain, in 1492.
Columbus sailed to the America under the flag of?
spain
What European arrived in America in 1492?
Columbus landed in San Salvador on Oct 12th, 1492. The official date for the discovery of the new world by Europeans.
What is a sailing instrument that determined a ship's location by its position under the stars?
These days, an instrument called a "Sextant". Before Columbus, an "Astrolabe".
What was christhopher columbus flag born?
America you may belive it or not is not only the USA, the USA, is part of America, as well as Brazil, Argentina, or Mexico, the place of America that Columbus landed on was what we now know as Haiti, and Dominican Republic, please dont be a fool and think that the only country with the right to call themselfs Amercia is the USA.
What year did Christopher Columbus discover the Americas?
Christopher Columbus (October 30, 1451? - 20 May 1506) was an explorer and trader who first crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas in 1492, sailing under the flag of the Kingdom of Castile.
What is sailing under I have heard in old time sailing it had something to do with stopping the ship?
Heavy Weather Sailing: Sailing under shortened sail.Sailing Under.Could also refer to Sailing under a certain flag depending on what country controled the waters you were entering so your ship would not be stopped and inspected.Hope This Helps.
Is Columbus named after a president?
not hardly- Columbus lived long before anybody even dreamed of a US president. (Columbus was an Italian explorer who sailed under the Spanish flag and reached North America in 1492.)
Before Columbus arrived the only europeans to have temporarily visted north America were?
The Vikings under Leif Erickson.
What explorer sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean to reach the West Indies?
Christopher Columbus wanted to reach the East Indies by sailing west. He tried to raised the money for this expedition in Italy and Portugal, but no one would give him the ships he needed. Finally Columbus went to the king and queen of Spain. They gave him three ships; the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, as well as a crew and the money he needed to make the trip. On October 12, 1492 Columbus reached the land. He had not found the Indies. He was really in the Atlantic Ocean. The islands he discovered were off the coast of North America; San Salvador then Cuba which Columbus called Juana. Columbus went back to Spain and showed everyone the gold and other goods he had found. Columbus sailed back to the New World three more times.
What are the levels of sailing?
Under water, on the water, and above the water are the three levels of sailing.
What were some of the advances that the potuguese made in sailing under prince henrys leadership?
why were some of the advances that the portuguese made in sailing under Prince Henrys leadership
