sorry but.......we discovered America jejejejejejejejejej yes.....the people who live at your back not really,there are stories that say that Columbos father in law (who was portuguese since Columbus married a portuguese woman) gave him some maps that actually lead him to America... it makes sense since Portuguese discovered the route to America when deviating from the currents in the most western side of Africa (which they bordered to get to india) and got to the most eastern side of America (Brasil now), its the shorter way between the two continents... I don't think that Columbos was going to venture like that into open sea without knowing he was going to get somewhere... besides I don't think he actually would get monetary support from the queen just like that.. and I've also been told that Columbus went first to the Portuguese Kings, before going to Spanish's