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Probably unlikely, but I read earlier today that initially, Columbus went to Henry VII for funding for his expedition.
What sort of differences would this make?
I'm not that informed on this area of history, but I suspect that issues at home would have made it impossible (Henry VII was yet to really secure his position as king, if I read correctly)
It was just a throwaway line in a book, but I did figure it an interesting possibility.