Evening star., 1922-10-01

But more evidence came, running!
Continuing researches in the Ponte-
vedra archives. de La Riega made an
other wonderful find.
Living beside these Colons. in con-
tinual relations with them, appeared
a Jewish family named Fonterosa-
two Jacobs. one Benjamin and one
Susannah.
Now. the mother Of Christopher CO.
lumbus was. undisputably, Susannah
Fontanarossa!
Calculate the new probabilities. In
corporate the vast new figures with
those previously. They are like the
sands Of the sea compared to a single
mustard grain" against a mere CO.
incidence!
Add the mysteries of the Columbus
family and the religious troubles in
Spanish Galicia between 1444 and
1850. and the story is pieced out.
Domingo Colon marrieS Susannah
Fonterosa In Pontevedra- Their eld-
est two children are Cristobal and
Bartolomeo-Columb and his broth
er In the prosecutions following
1444, parents and children hed from
Spain to Genoa. substituting for the
Spanish name of Colon the Italian
form Of Colombo" and you have the
well known family Of Genoa. not 1tal-
ians, but Spanish by birth, and Jew
ish by race, certainly on the moth
ers side and doubtless on the IA
theirs, because they married exclu-
sively among themselves"
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THUS, all the contradictions of
i Columbus own account of him.
self are explained. Prof. Kirk claims
that Columbus. faithful to his race
and cult. considered himself to be
even an inspired envoy of Jehovah.
You will soon see that he might so
have considered himself, equally. as
an ardent Catholic or as q predestined
figure standing between the two
faiths!
All of this. which is new, comes out
with astonishing significance in Co.
lumbus' own book on the Hebrew
Prophecies" which has never been
translated into either French or Eng
lish, and absolutely nowhere printed
in Its entirety.
Columbus was in Spain-in sight OF
Tarshish-on a great quest.
In no case could he aid. openly, his
persecuted brethren in Spain. Hence
his Italian claims, backed by vague
details. His son, Don Fernando, ad-
mits not knowing his fathers BIRTH
place. The act Of their Spanish no
bility is full Of rettcences. 1t was
psual, In such acts, to cite col
laterals, for failure of direct heirs.
For this clause. Columbus trusted to
the Pope and King of Spain, if need
be, to discover his collateral heirs"
Also, no writing Of Columbus Is
found in italian. Even his most in
innate papers, marginal notes and
letters to Italians (e.g. his friend,
the ambassador of Genoa) are with
out exception. In Spanish or Latin.
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THESE discrepancies together
L with his muddlinG over Genoese
citizenship and noble .birth) had been
ascribed to vanity. In light of de
Riega's find, q more tragic motive IL
disclosed for tho son OF Domingo
Colon and Susannah Fonterosa Of
Pontsvedra. Spain. long refuged in
Italy. to conceal his veritable status
from the Spanish inauisition!
Here the sensation stood when the
great European war broke out.
Israelites In tho United States were
proud OF the possibility. Foremost
rabbis in New York. Washington, etc,
commented favorabiy on 1t. Only In
the minds Of the more prudent cer-
tain reserves were considered neces-
sary. g.
Spain might well rejoice in 4 Span
ish-born diScoverer, but what proof
existed that the Colons OF Pontevedra
were. like the Fonterosa, Of Jewish
racer Only. it seemed, their intimate
relations with the Fonterosa and
the strong argument of exclusive
Since then. even this objection has
fallen.
Searches through the Spanish ar
chives Of tho period disclose other
Witnesses +.
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