The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30

little fleet bound in search for an
other world. As though the Sun was
not to shine for all, us though the
will of Heaven had not made us equal,
the assured spirit Of reaction WINS
wreaking one Of its stupcndous and
futile crimes, in that very hour when
the genius Of liberty was searching
the waves for the land that must
needs arise to offer an unstaincd
above for the ideals of progress. Fol-
lowing their narrow views, the pow
ers of the middle ages denied even
light and warmth to the Jews, at the
time that they revealed a new crea-
tion for n new order Of society that
was prcdestined by Providence to put
an end to all intolerance and to ded-
icate an infinite continent to modern
democracy
Christopher Columbus was Span
lard, of Jewish origin. To the pro-
fame reader, this assertion might
seem audacious or even ridiculous.
For the sake of truth, however, we
must study history impartially, with
out bias and prejudices. All the doe
umcntation brought to light recently,
prove beyond the scintlla of a doubt
that Columbus was born in Pontc-
vedra, Spain, and that his family was
converted to Christianity, probably
long before the discoverer was born.
Without exception, all Investigators
agree to this.
Blasco Ibanez, the greatest Spanish
novelists whose novels are based on
historic truths and whose statements
are always taken at par, wrote years
ago in his "Argonautas," the proof of
| Columbus Judaism. Another famous
contemporary historian, Enrique Ma
ria de Arribas y Turul, unearthed
some eight years ago certain docu-
ments which show eighteen times the
name of Colon" In commercial
transactions which took place be-
tween 1913 and 1923, and n copart-
nership between the Colons and the
Fonterrosas, purveyors of the Arch
bishopry Of Santiago. Colon's mother
was Suzana Fonterosa, very Jewish
name, and had relatives named Abra-
ham, Alcazar, Benjamin and Jacob.
Both the families of Colon and Fon
teresa furnished in various occasions,
numerous heretics judaizers to the
Tribunal of the Faith, as the records
of the auto-fees show.
The newest book written on the
subject is by Enrique Zas, and is en-
titled: eyes, Columbus, Spanish. "
And, if he was Spanish, he must nee
essarily have been of Jewish descent.
This book is worth reading and cor
roborates even more fully than the
previous ones, the foregoing state
ments, and convinces the most skep
tical.
What reasons did Columbus have
then for keeping secret his origin.
Somewhat similar to the reasons
some of today's Spanish Jews and
other Jews have not to disclose their
faith when applying for work where
mo Jews need apply" One-third of
Spains population was then of jew
ish descent, from the nobility down to
the humble spheres. The "maranos"
were so numerous, that after the ex-
pulsion of 1892, there was a distinc-
sion made, in all public documents be-
tween "cristianos nuveos y cristianos
vieos" (old Christians and new Chris
tians). Reed the "Tizon de Ia No
bleza," written four centuries ago,
and the "Historia de la Inquisicion de
Espana," by Juan Llorente, the best
documented record Lorente was the
Secretary of the Inquisition in 1900.
Should Columbus disclose his MA
rano" origin, he would not even get
rowboat from Isabel the Catholic.
Columbus always corresponded with
prominent Jews and Maranos, he was
surrounded by them, and used to
quote freely biblical expressions of
the Old Testament. In his will, he
left sum of money to be paid to a
certain Rabbi of the "Juderia" of
Lisbon.