Factors Contributing to Christopher Columbus’ Voyage

Christopher Columbus withdrew Spain on August 3, 1492 for his first journey. He halted at the Canary Islands for a last restocking and left there on September 6. He was in order of three boats known as the Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria. On October 12, they initially located land which ended up being a little island in present-day Bahamas (Minster, 2012a). There are different components which impacted Christopher Columbus to attempt this journey. He had an individual intrigue and assurance to locate a quicker increasingly effective course toward the East Indies. Lord Ferdinand and Queen Isabella financed his journey since they were keen on material riches and changes over for Spain. The timeframe in which Columbus lived additionally had an extraordinary impact since the Renaissance time frame was a period of investigation and finding new implications for presence. Christopher Columbus analyzed generally southward journeys of the Portuguese into the Atlantic and Africa and felt that one could likewise cruise westbound and at last arrive at India. This conviction was additionally impacted by accounts he read from the movement records of essayist Marco Polo. Columbus may have considered this thought of cruising west to arrive at Asia as ahead of schedule as 1481 out of a correspondence which he sent to Italian Scholar, Paolo del Pozzo Toscaneli. Aside from demonstrating his hypothesis of voyaging westbound, Columbus additionally had an individual enthusiasm on the journey. When King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella endorsed his journey, Columbus would become emissary of the considerable number of grounds found and he would keep a tenth of all qualities discovered (â€Å"Thinkquest,† 2013). At the point when Columbus located land, he accepted he had arrived at the Asian islands as is apparent in his self-advanced letter which he sent to the King and Queen of Spain. At the point when Columbus built up his hypothesis of cruising westbound over the Atlantic looking for a shorter course to Asia, he initially presented his proposition in 1484 to John II, King of Portugal. He needed the Portuguese to fund his endeavor over the Atlantic. The King gave the appeal to the Royal Maritime Commission who dismissed Columbus since different boats were at that point making a trip to Africa (â€Å"Ucalgary,† 1997). Columbus at that point moved to Spain where he appealed to Queen Isabella. The Royal Commission previously dismissed his arrangement however he attempted again in 1492 when it was affirmed. Spain had its own enthusiasm for the journey since it wanted to spread Christianity and guarantee new land to extend its realm. They were likewise intrigued by the Northwest Passage which Columbus asserted since it would permit them to accumulate new wellsprings of riches, for example, flavors, silk and gold. Christopher Columbus was conceived in 1451 which was the time of the Renaissance. It was a period set apart by reestablished enthusiasm for workmanship, culture and investigation. As referenced previously, nations, for example, Spain and Portugal needed to grow their domains and spread Christianity to new terrains. This was the ideal time frame for Columbus to investigate new terrains since individuals started to pursue mainstream interests and there was more prominent accentuation on human potential and human advancement (Tammy, n. d. ). Information turned into the way to understanding the world that encompassed people and Columbus’ journey would straightforwardly help in expanding this hunger for information. During this period there was expanded exchange and business action, development of urban communities and towns and the extension of learning all helped in energizing Columbus want to start his journey. In the wake of arriving on the island which he named San Salvador on his first journey, Columbus cruised to different islands including Cuba and Hispaniola. Columbus came back to Spain in March of 1493 and in spite of the fact that his first journey was just about a disappointment, he lost his greatest boat and didn't discover the guaranteed course toward the west, the Spanish Monarchs were very fascinated with his disclosures. Spain financed three additional journeys for him with the point of building up changeless provinces (Minster, 2012b). As can be seen there are different components which added to Columbus’ journey, including his own advantages, Spain’s enthusiasm of extending its realm and religion and the timespan in which his journey occurred. Today, Columbus is associated with both the ‘good and the bad’ since he found the Americas yet additionally opened the entryways for abuse, enslavement and subjection.