Christopher Columbus’s First Voyage to America Christopher Columbus commanded, in 1492, the first recorded European expedition to cross the Atlantic Ocean and reach the Americas. Nevertheless, he was not the first European to land in that part of the world. Adventurers from Norway, Iceland, and Greenland had almost certainly settled briefly in Newfoundland and may have landed elsewhere on the coast of North America (Christopher Columbus ). There is also some evidence to the effect that …showed first 75 words of 431 total…

…showed last 75 words of 431 total…an expedition. Columbus refused to give up and sent his brother Bartholomew to seek support English and French courts, but the attempts were unsuccessful. Finally Columbus’s chance came when Spain conquered Granada in January 1492. In the aftermath of the victory, Luis de Santangel, a royal treasurer, convinced Isabella that she was missing a great opportunity (Lunenfeld 858). Thus, April 1492, Columbus’s plan suddenly received royal approval. Columbus’s supporters provided the funds for the expedition.