Fill in the Blanks America discoveryOnline version Write the words in each gap. by Alba Del Rio 1 Colombus Catholic Isabella Portugal Italian Christopher , a sailor of origin , had the idea that it could be possible to reach India by going west . He proposed this project first to Jhon II of , who rejected it . Then he presented his idea to the Monarchs , and Ferdinand , who accepted it and signed the Capitulations of Santa Fe . This agreement granted Colombus the titles of admiral of the Ocean Sea and Viceroy ( Monarch's deputy ) of the lands he might discover , as well as tenth of the riches he found .