Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella Throw some money his way.

西班牙君王斐迪南和王后伊莎贝拉 给了他一点钱打发他走。

In his letters to Ferdinand and Isabella, he called the countries which he had discovered the Indies.

在写给斐迪南和伊莎贝拉的信中，他将他发现的国家称为印度群岛。

Arriving at The Bahamas, though he thought he was in eastern Asia, Columbus claimed the land for Spain whose rulers Ferdinand and Isabella paid for his voyage.

到达巴哈马群岛后，哥伦布以为自己是在东亚，但他声称这片土地属于西班牙，西班牙的统治者费迪南德和伊莎贝拉为他的航行支付了费用。

He was able to convince Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain to fund his expedition by promising riches and conversions of the natives, hopefully to sign them up for yet another crusade.

他能够说服西班牙的费迪南德和伊莎贝拉通过向当地人承诺财富和皈依来资助他的远征，希望让他们报名参加另一场十字军东征。

However, its conquest involved mass genocide of  the indigenous population and the destruction of entire civilizations such as the Mayans and Incas. While expanding its massive empire across the Atlantic, Ferdinand and Isabella  also cemented Spanish power in Europe.

然而，它的征服涉及对土著居民的大规模种族灭绝和对玛雅和印加等整个文明的破坏。费迪南德和伊莎贝拉在将其庞大的帝国扩张到大西洋彼岸的同时，还巩固了西班牙在欧洲的影响力。