There's no truth to the story that she had to pawn her jewels to finance Columbus' first voyage
Contrary to many stories, Queen Isabella did not have to pawn her 
jewelry to ... "there had come to Hispaniola people who have the tops of their 
spears... [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Columbus World Book Article - Cobb Learning [PAR] Oct 11, 2013 ... called the Vikings) had settled for a time on the coast of North ... first documented 
voyage, Columbus took part in a trading expedition to the island of Chios, a .... 
Queen Isabella was about the same age as Columbus, and she ...