[DOC] [TLE] The Spanish and Portuguese Conquest of the Americas [PAR] In 1484 Christopher Columbus tried unsuccessfully to interest King John II of 
Portugal in voyages of discovery to the west. ... Muslim stronghold in Spain 
agreed to finance such a voyage and named Columbus as the admiral, viceroy 
and governor of any lands he should find. ... Philip II and his Spanish-Portuguese 
Empire. [DOC] [TLE] John II of Portugal - Wikipedia [PAR] John II the Perfect Prince (Portuguese: o Prncipe Perfeito), was the king of 
Portugal and the Algarves in 1477/14811495. He is known for re-establishing 
the power of the Portuguese throne, ... As a prince, John II accompanied his 
father in the campaigns in northern Africa and was made a knight after the victory 
in the... [DOC] [TLE] King John II of Portugal & Columbus - Printable Reading with ... [PAR] John II, then king of Portugal, was convinced that these notions of Columbus, as 
the ... Where did Columbus take his son when he left Portugal? 5. Imagine that 
you are Christopher Columbus, trying to find a financial backer for your voyage. [DOC] [TLE] Everything You Need To Know About Columbus | American History ... [PAR] IF HE SAILED FOR SPAIN, WHY DO ITALIANS MAKE SUCH A FUSS ... The 
success of Columbus's trip was due as much to his passionate belief in ... 
Measured against today's transoceanic vessels, Renaissance ships were pitifully 
small. ... of the Indies, as he called it, to King John II of Portugal in 1484 or a bit 
earlier. [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Columbus, Mariner | American History Lives at ... [PAR] So from that day forth Christopher has been the patron saint of all who travel by 
.... Genoese Cristoforo Colombo began pestering people to finance his project. 
..... For Columbus did not assume that he had to make his transoceanic voyage in 
one ... In 1484 he made his first effort to interest a princeJohn II, King of 
Portugal,... [DOC] [TLE] Long Distance Control/title> <link rel="stylesheet" href ... [PAR] For unless vessels could travel safely from the Tagus (Portugal) to Goa (India) 
there ..... (17) but since this does not directly affect the argument that I am trying to 
make, ... p> <p>In 1484 King John II convened a small commission and charged 
it with the ..... For four decades (14201460) he applied his considerable 
financial... [DOC] [TLE] Unit Three: 1450 to 1750 CE - Anderson County Schools [PAR] B. Portuguese development of a school for navigation led to increased travel to ... 
European interest in transoceanic travel & trade. ... II. As new social & political 
elites changed, they also restructured new ethnic, .... Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1484
) ..... to Parliament to get funds to put down a rebellion in Scotland after he tried to
... [DOC] [TLE] Complete Idiot's Guide to American History by Alan Axelrod ... [PAR] May 23, 2016 ... His task (we were told) was to convince King Ferdinand and Queen ... In 1476, 
shipwrecked off Portugal, he went to Lisbon, then sailed as ... In 1484, Columbus 
secured an audience with King John II of Portugal and tried to persuade him ... 
But King John 11 turned Columbus down just the same, believing... [DOC] [TLE] : Complete Idiots Guide to American History [PAR] You'll find the Bering Sea, an arm of the Pacific bounded on the east by Alaska, 
..... After Leif the Lucky left Vinland, his brother Thorvald paid a visit to the 
tenuous .... In 1476, shipwrecked off Portugal, he went to Lisbon, then sailed as 
far as ... In 1484, Columbus secured an audience with King John II of Portugal 
and tried to... [DOC] [TLE] Renaissance People and Events 1350-1600 - Paradoxplace [PAR] Aeneus Sylvius Piccolomini (Pope Pius II) .... Spent more than a year in Italy 
trying to stitch up a deal with the Pope that would pave the way for ... He hit the 
big end of town with his famous and massive equestrian portrait of Sir John 
Hawkwood ..... After failing to get financial support from the

Question: In 1484 he tried to get King John II of Portugal to finance his transoceanic trip
Answer: Columbus