Which is not an accurate description of Christopher Columbus?

A.
a Spanish explorer who accurately estimated the sizes of Asia and Europe

B.
a talented navigator who relied on faulty estimates of the earth's circumference

C.
the European explorer who was convinced he had reached the Indies when he made landfall in the Americas

D.
an Italian seafarer who gained sponsorship from Spain

Question

Which is not an accurate description of Christopher Columbus?
 
 A.
a Spanish explorer who accurately estimated the sizes of Asia and Europe
 
 B.
a talented navigator who relied on faulty estimates of the earth's circumference
 
 C.
the European explorer who was convinced he had reached the Indies when he made landfall in the Americas
 
 D.
an Italian seafarer who gained sponsorship from Spain

wach · Answer

So, Columbus was Italian which immediately eliminates A. It's confusing, because he basically went to the Spanish court and got funding from them to make his voyages - Italy was far into the Mediterranean sea and didn't have as much interest as outer countries like Spain and Portugal.