Lc23 Correspondence between Isabel and Columbus

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ISABEL AND COLUMBUS

Genoa 1491

Your Majesty

My Queen Elizabeth, it is an honor for me to contact you. The purpose of this letter is my request for financial help to undertake a great expedition that can bring us money, prestige and merchandise, and help the spread of Christianity by dressing the kingd

experts, the shape of the earth is spherical and taking into account our large trade flow with the Indies, with these two factors we can obtain great prosperity.

Being a navigator myself, I got in touch with the best cartographers in the country, and through research I came to the conclusion that there are possibilities that if we start our expedition on the way to the Indies across the ocean towards the west of Castilla, we will find a shorter route to the Indies which would incredibly benefit the kingdom of Castilla. That new route would allow us to benefit enormously and commercial transport would be greatly increased since we would import and export much faster, even allowing us to expand commercially in the territory, making Castilla's trade expand as well as possible, thus growing economically also.

In the event that we were to expand commercially throughout the territory, and grow economically, it would also give fame to the kingdom of Castilla, thus being known throughout the world and becoming a world economic power, and perhaps being able to establish new commercial relations with other World powers.

For this expedition in search of a shorter trade route to the Indias, I need about three ships, a crew of about 200 men and sufficient food for everyone on board.

I really believe that this expedition, apart from enhancing Your Majesty’s name and prestige, can bring prosperity to the Kingdom of Castile and make it a great power.

I await your answer,

Christopher Columbus

Abel Saad Villameriel    

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