Queen Isabella was a devout and practically fanatical Christian and she was desperately looking for a way to circumvent the surrounding of Europe. The voyage of Columbus was more about Christianity Vs Islam than anything else...............
That’s right: the “Catholic Monarchs” completed the Reconquista. And they sent forth the greatest modern evangelist, Christopher Columbus.
Columbus was turned down at first, but 1492 marks the final victory in the Reconquest, the last muzzie king Boabdil was driven out, and Columbus was then brought back and told he’d have his money. :^)