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Honouring Our Explorers. Christopher Columbus, and the route to untold riches!!! . For His and Her Majesties, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. The Man The Route The Cost Supplies Manning The Rewards. To Accomplish the Victory. Twenty-three years on the sea
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Honouring Our Explorers Christopher Columbus, and the route to untold riches!!!
For His and Her Majesties, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
The Man • The Route • The Cost • Supplies • Manning • The Rewards To Accomplish the Victory
Twenty-three years on the sea • Business Agent for the Centurione, Di Negro, and Spinola families of Genoa • Armed convoy sent by Genoa to carry valuable cargo to northern Europe • Sailed to Bristol, Galway, Ireland, • Expert knowledge of the trade winds • University of Pavia;grammar, geometry, geography and navigation, astronomy • Fostered the exploration of the coast of Africa Christopher Columbus
Supplies • Foraging from the island checkpoints $ The Cost $ • Manning • 18 men of officer caliber • 60 sailors • Cooks • Deck hands • Cannon manning
Empire Expansion • Faster, cheaper, direct route • Multiple islands for colonies, resupply, unfound resources = • Spices • Gold • My Admiralty • Lands • Title • Ships $$$$ The Rewards $$$$
Cristobal Colon is the Admiral you need for this undertaking • The potential to establish outposts on uninhabited islands for goods and trade • Expanding the Empire after uniting an empire will strengthen world dominance • And the enormous profit over expenditures margin is unbeatable In Summary