Answer:
Christopher Columbus, after unsuccessfully appealing to the Italian monarchy to fund for his mission to India, appeared in the Spanish court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He argued that there is a quicker and better route to travel to India rather than a) going around the continent of Africa and b) paying the Arabs to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Instead, he stated that if they fund for his voyage to travel West of the European continent, he will bring back gold, get silks and fine spices from India, and spread Christianity throughout the Asian continent, especially China.
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