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306: Columbus: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
The Rest Is History
The Spanish Conquistadors' Crusade
Ferdinand and Isabella want to annex Granada partly because they feel that it's a Trojan horse. It's a danger with the great Muslim power of the Ottoman spreading westwards. But also, I think because they feel a sense of destiny, they feel that they've been called upon by God to redeem the whole of Iberia for Christendom. That mixture of hard-headed commercial sense as well as apocalyptic feeling of self-apointment will infuse the spirit of the Spanish conquistadors in New World.
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