Original: In that same year , the Alhambra Decree was issued , expelling all Jews from both Castile and Aragon , and Christopher Columbus was sent by the couple on his expedition ( ostensibly bound for east Asia ) which resulted in the European arrival in the America .
Simplified: In that same year , the Jews were expelled from both Castile and Aragon , and Christopher Columbus was sent by the couple on his expedition which would ultimately discover the New World .