How Did Christopher Columbus Voyage

Every little kid has learned about Columbus sailing to America, and being one of the

first to discover the land of the free, but what they dont tech everything in kindergarten.

Christopher Columbus was born in Itay, but he lived a part of his life in Portugal.

When he decided to voyage to America, he needed to find someone to find him. He had

a little bit of a hard time doing this. Many leaders or propel who had enough money to

find his journey did not think it would be worth it to them. Christopher Columbus ended

up being funded by the king and queen of Spain. Columbus probably won them over

with his promises of spreading the Christian religion to the new world. However,

Columbus was so focused on what he was going to get out of his voyage, and what
He talks about trying to learn how he could best go about

converting them, but in this quote, he seems to care much more about gaining an

important title rather than being a missionary. "...I might call myself Don, and be High

Admiral of the Sea, and perpetual Viceroy and Governor in all the island and continents

which I might discover and acquire...this dignity should be inherited by my eldest son,

and thus descend from degree to degree forever." (3rd paragraph Columbus Journal)

This quote shows that Columbus was focused on his own wealth and benefit from this

voyage, rather than ministering to the natives. When Columbus was writing his journal,

he made it very clear that he wanted to control all of the islands he discovered, and that

all of the wealth he gained would be passed down in his own family. "...still I determined

to pass none of these islands without taking possession, because being once taken, it

would answer for all times." (Last page of Columbus Journal).

After Columbus meets the Native Americans, he comments on how easy he