Columbus thought he could reach India by going west. He ran into America. India was the place where spices came (come) from and they were expensive. A fast trade route to India was seen as very much worth the price of three boats and crew.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella helped fund Amerigo Vespucci's voyages because they believed in the potential for new discoveries and riches in the New World. They saw exploration as a way to expand their power and influence, and Vespucci's voyages were seen as an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the lands beyond Europe.
They gave Juan Ponce de Leon money to go on the trip to find the new world and to find and claim land for Spain.
Amerigo Vespucci received financial backing for his expeditions from the Medici family in Florence and the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. He also secured financing from merchant companies in Seville, Spain.
Mainly the Monarchs of two of the leading countries at thid time in exploring, Spain's and Portugaul's Kings and Queens.
Amerigo Vespucci went on voyages to the South American coast, specifically along the northeastern region of present-day Brazil and the northern coast of South America. He also explored areas of Central America and the Caribbean.
Amerigo Vespucci went to Spain because the Crown of Castile broke ties with Christopher Columbus and started giving out licenses to others to journey to the West Indies. He made good money contracting supplies for navigators.
Amerigo Vespucci's uncle, Giorgio Antonio Vespucci, was a learned humanist and a respected Dominican friar. He served as an ambassador for the Republic of Florence and was involved in diplomatic missions to various European courts.
Amerigo Vespucci received financial backing for his expeditions from the Medici family in Florence and the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. He also secured financing from merchant companies in Seville, Spain.
Mainly the Monarchs of two of the leading countries at thid time in exploring, Spain's and Portugaul's Kings and Queens.
The Spanish Government under Ferdinand and Isabella/
to get money
queen Isabella Christopher Columbus asked King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain for money to try out his idea of traveling west to reach the East. Queen Isabella refused Columbus at first. Later King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave Columbus three ships, a crew of about ninety men, and some money. The three ships were the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María.
Amerigo Vespucci went on voyages to the South American coast, specifically along the northeastern region of present-day Brazil and the northern coast of South America. He also explored areas of Central America and the Caribbean.
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Amerigo Vespucci went to Spain because the Crown of Castile broke ties with Christopher Columbus and started giving out licenses to others to journey to the West Indies. He made good money contracting supplies for navigators.
Amerigo Vespucci's uncle, Giorgio Antonio Vespucci, was a learned humanist and a respected Dominican friar. He served as an ambassador for the Republic of Florence and was involved in diplomatic missions to various European courts.
Amerigo Vespucci gained renown and recognition as an explorer, as his reports helped popularize the idea of a new continent (America). He did not gain wealth or have territories named after him during his lifetime.
Amerigo Vespucci contracted expeditions to the West Indies in the latter 1490s for Bishop Juan Rodriguez de Fonseca. In 1508, King Ferdinand appointed him chief navigator of Spain at a hefty salary also to voyage to the West Indies.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain....=þ