Answer:
Option: 1. The conquest of the Americas was an extension of how the Spanish conquered more land during the Reconquista.
Explanation:
Reconquista in Spain began when the northern kingdoms took control of the Moors. The Reconquista made the Spanish people be faithful Christians and aggressive towards non-christians people.
Reconquista began through military campaigns by Christian kingdoms to recapture territory taken by Muslims in South of Spain. In 1492, Christain rulers captured the Moors from Muslim rulers. It was also in this period when Christoper Columbus sailed from Spain to find riches and new routes.
As he discovered the New World, Spanish Conquistadors and soldiers arrive to conquer the land and ancient empires and establish their colonies.