Previous: Choose Your Own Alternate History! Redux As we all know: This voyage was made possible by Isabella and Ferdinand, who had recently united the Iberian Kingdoms. However, Columbus proved to have a hard time of convincing anyone of his theory of a westward route to the Orient. He had previously asked several other monarchs for their support, all of which turned him down. This begs the question: What if Christopher Columbus discovered the new world Under a Different Flag? By which name will history remember him?