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Why did Ferdinand send Christopher Columbus?
Columbus sailed in search of a route to Cathay (China) and India to bring back gold and spices that were highly sought in Europe. His patrons, Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, hoped that his success would bring them greater status.
What happened to Columbus when he returned to Spain?
When he returned to Spain in 1504 after his last voyage, Columbus was fifty-three and in poor health. Inflammation of the eyes sometimes made it impossible for him to read and he suffered agonies from what was once diagnosed as gout or arthritis, but is now suspected to have been something called Reiter’s syndrome.
Where did Ferdinand and Isabella receive Christopher Columbus?
Ferdinand and Isabella had just conquered Granada, the last Muslim stronghold on the Iberian Peninsula, and they received Columbus in Córdoba, in the Alcázar castle. Isabella turned Columbus down on the advice of her confessor, and he was leaving town by mule in despair, when Ferdinand intervened.
How old was Ferdinand Columbus when he went to the New World?
Between the ages of 13 and 15, Columbus was a crew member on his father’s fourth voyage to the “New World”. After their father’s death, Ferdinand accompanied his older half-brother Diego to the New World in 1509, upon Diego’s appointment as governor of Hispaniola. Ferdinand preferred a more settled life and returned to Spain a few months later.
What kind of prints did Ferdinand Columbus collect?
Ferdinand Columbus was also a large-scale collector of old master prints and popular prints. More remarkable than the size of his collection, though at some 3,200 prints it is large, is the catalogue with meticulous descriptions that he had his secretaries make.
Where did Christopher Columbus go on his voyage?
Columbus traveled from Portugal to both Genoa and Venice, but he received encouragement from neither. Columbus had also dispatched his brother Bartholomew to the court of Henry VII of England, to inquire whether the English crown might sponsor his expedition, but also without success.
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