Columbus wrote about prophecy. I think his book of prophecy is printed through Stanford University. He got his introduction to Queen Isabella via her spiritual director where he described his spiritual reasons for his trip. That is what prompted her to fund it. Columbus believed that he was named after St. Christopher so as the saint was known to carry Christ, he to was to carry the representative of Christ, the pope, to Jerusalem. His first trip was to discover the best route.
Columbus’ father’s name was Dominic. That’s why he named the city he founded Santo Domingo. If Columbus’ father had had a different name, the Dominican Republic would be called something else today.
Interesting tidbit there. Thanks.