Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries Audiobook By Meyer Kayserling cover art

Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries

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Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries

By: Meyer Kayserling
Narrated by: Mike Fox
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Meyer Kayserling (1829-1905) was a leading Jewish scholar who wrote Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries by request of the Spanish government in honor of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. An assortment of fascinating individuals feature in the book, including the astronomer Abraham Zacuto and the jurist Luis de Santangel. Christopher Columbus himself is thought to be of Jewish descent, and many Jews provided support for Columbus’ voyages in the fields of technology, funding, and personnel. The astrolabe, compass, quadrant, map, and other navigational instruments were closely tied to the efforts of Jewish scientists, while the funds for the voyages were often provided by Jewish and Marrano sponsors.

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The information and the story is important if you arent already familiar with it. Unfortunately the author so murders and bludgeons all Spanish and Portuguese names locations titles etc that the listener is constantly trying to figure out who, where and what he meant. "Jewish Pirates of the Carribean" covers this history and more and makes a thrilling read as well.

Columbus helped by the Jews

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It doesn't take much digging to figure out who these "Jews" are. Check out the entomology of words like Morano for example. Gotta go far back though.

The More you know.....

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