 Kupindura kudikanwa kwenzira itsva yokuenda kuAsia, kuma1480, Christopher nomunununa wake Bhatoromeyo vakanga vagadzira gadziriro yokuenda kuIndia ipapo yairondedzerwa nenzira yakajeka seAsia yose yokumaodzanyemba neyokumabvazuva kupfurikidza nokufamba nechokumavirira zvakananga mhiri kweyaidavirwa kuva Gungwa reOcean, Gungwa reAtlantic. Munenge muna 1481, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, nyanzvi yokuFlorence yokunyora mamiriro okunze, akatumira Columbus mepu yairatidza nzira yakadaro, isina imwe nyika iri pakati kunze kwechitsuwa chokufungidzira cheAntillia. Muna 1484 pachitsuwa cheLa Gomera muCanary Islands, panguva iyoyo chakanga chichikundwa neCastile, Columbus akanzwa kuvamwe vagari veEl Hierro kuti kwaifanira kuva neboka rezvitsuwa kumadokero. 