He sailed west from Iceland to Greenland.
There are many reasons for that decision taken by the traders. 1. In general transporting will be cheap if you take the route via sea than the land. (Ref: An inquiry into the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith) 2. before European traders discovered the sea route to Asia, they use to take the land route, which passes via the middle east. And when once the sea routes were discovered the costs of many imported goods fell to one third of its value. So the European traders started to travel to Asia by the sea.
It was too dangerous, cost too much, caravans were often robbed, the weather impeded travel, and it took too long.
the route in the sea
Italy lost a monopoly
His route was from Cuba to Mexico
Route reconnaissance can orient on a road, a railway, a waterway, or a general direction of attack
A route reconnaissance can orient on a road, a narrow axis such as an infiltration lane, or a general direction of attack.
East
he went from cuba to Mixico
gooood
"40 going west" could refer to a route number or highway that runs westward. It indicates a specific direction of travel along that route.
cortes
england to california
approximately northwest
It wasn't "leaked". It was announced.
He went through the Golf of Mexico