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Show TAKES CREDIT FROM ISABELLA. Writer Say- Jews W-re the Real Backers of Columbus. Dr Mndlson C Peters, In his newly published "Tho Jews In America," sas that "not jewels but Jews were the real financial 'basis of the first expedition ex-pedition of Columbus." He continues: "Dr Kajsorllng has, be)ond a doubt, pointed out thnt two Marranos, or .secret Jews, Luis do Santangcl nnd Gabriel Sauches tho former the chancellor chan-cellor of the ro)nl household and comptroller-general In Arngon, tho latter lat-ter chief treasurer of Aragon enormously enor-mously rich merchants, who enjo)cd the favor of Ferdinand nnd Isabella, f supplied the funds neei'"d to fit out 1 Columbus' crnivels. Isabella did not sell her aluablc Jewels to fit out Columbus for his o)agc It Is gen-erall) gen-erall) Mippocd that she had already pawned or sold them to defray the expenses ex-penses of the wnrs then devastating her country Dr. Kayserllng clearly shows that the Jewel story Is false and iiijttilcal In tho account book of I.uls do Santangel nnd tho treasurer, Francisco PlneloT extending from 1491 to H93, Santangel Is credited with an Item of 1.400.MOO mnravedis, which ho pa 10 to the bishop of Avlla for Columbus' Colum-bus' expedition." |