Sponsorship

Definition

Financial and political backing for an undertaking, such as providing the resources and royal approval needed for an expedition.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

1
Keep the chronology clear: Spanish advisers rejected Columbus’s proposal in 1491; royal sponsorship followed in 1492, after Granada surrendered.

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GCSE History · key term

Financial and political backing for an undertaking, such as providing the resources and royal approval needed for an expedition.

Used by Edexcel

Paper 2

1
Keep the chronology clear: Spanish advisers rejected Columbus’s proposal in 1491; royal sponsorship followed in 1492, after Granada surrendered.

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