What was Columbus and the Spanish monarchy hoping to find In the americas?

He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did. Instead, he stumbled upon the Americas.

"the royal proclamation of 1763"

answer; /// the correct answer is evidence of the olmec civilization has been found in southern american in a hot steamy forest, archaeologists have found earthen artifacts at several sites that were evidence of the olmec civilization. these   artifacts were mounds,courtyards and pyramids build of stones, also on top of the mounds were many monuments made of stone, some of these stone structures are very large, they weigh as much as 44