3. Why did Columbus mention gold two times in one day of Journal of the First Voyage to America?

Question

A) He had finally run out of other subjects to write about.

B) Finding gold was something the crew wanted to do.

C) Finding gold and riches was a main goal of his journey.

D) He knew he would lose his crew if he couldn't find gold.

Answer 1

It was a mixture of B and C really. While his main objective was to find India in order to gain Spain its own route to the Spice Islands, gold played a huge part in exploration as well. If its just one answer, id say C.