Question

eventually, columbus received support from king ferdinand and queen isabella of spain and sailed westward in search of a new route to the riches of east asia and the southwest pacific. but he was also an agent of a particular european state: spain. columbus planted the spanish flag in these new territories, gave them new names and claimed them for spain. according to the excerpt above what does \columbus planted the spanish flag\ mean? claimed the land for himself and became king claimed the land for spain and expanded the spanish empire

Explanation:

The text states Columbus was an agent of Spain and claimed new - found territories for Spain. Planting a country's flag in a new territory is a historical symbol of claiming that land for that country.

Answer:

Claimed the land for Spain and expanded the Spanish Empire