What was the initial reason for Columbus's journey to the new world

To establish a slave trade route from the Americas to Africa to Europe
To build a colony in North America to take an advantage of fur trade
To seek religious freedom as a result of the split of prostate reinformation
To find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia

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The initial reason for Columbus's journey to the New World was to find a sea route to Asia that would give Spain direct access to valuable products of Asia. Columbus believed that by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean, he could reach Asia more easily and establish trade for spices, silks, and other valuable goods. His voyages in 1492 led to the discovery of the Americas, although he did not realize he had encountered a new continent.