A key motivation for Colombus's voyage of exploration may have been to gain wealth and political power for himself. This is the correct answer on the site, and very believable, but another answer may be that he wished to convert the natives that he would meet.
A letter was given to Colombus by the King and Queen of Spain saying that they would reward him with the right to be the governor over the land that he conquered.
Keen insights, young man! Did they let you read a page from his diary?
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