Financial Backing for Christopher Columbus' First Voyage Across the Atlantic

question 14

Multiple Choice

Financial backing for Christopher Columbus' first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean came from

• A) Queen Isabella.
• B) the Portuguese crown.
• C) private sources.
• D) the Spanish crown.

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