Was Christopher Columbus's expedition successful

Answer 1

Successful at what?

Christopher Columbus was quite successful as an explorer in that he made contact with the natives of Hispaniola and successfully convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to begin the colonization of the Americas.

He was also a huge failure when it came to governing these territories and he died poor and perceived by his fellow Spaniards (and the natives) as an immensely cruel man.

Answer 2

Well, his whole journey was to prove that the earth was round and go all the way across the world to China, and come back with Chinese stuff. It WAS a difficult journey, yes indeed. But Christopher C. made it to North America, so if you think about the meaning of his journey, no he wasn't successful.

Answer 3

Some say that it was successful because he discovered the land and gold. In addition, Christopher Columbus used the Native Americans by asking for their gold, asking for their goods, and taking everything they had.

Answer 4

His trip was pretty successful for the Spaniards and all of Europe. They basically took over the land, resources and the people of north, central and south America. Although Christopher Colombus got fame in Europe he didn't became as wealthy as other people such as Hernan Cortez.

Answer 5

Partially, originally he was trying to find a route to India where all of the very valuable spices were but he ended up discovering a whole new continent instead, which back then how much land a country had was very important.

Answer 6

he was looking for a new route via water to India, but instead found America

Answer 7

christopher had ups and downs on his voyage and was tough but was successful for making it back to land.