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Show TAKE3 CREDIT FROM ISABELLA. Writer Say- Jews Wre the Real ackers of Columbus. Dr. Madison C. Peters, In his newly published "Tho Jews hi America," says that "not jewels but Jews were the real financial basis of the first ex pcdltlon of Columbus." He continues "Dr. Kayserllns has, beyond a doubt, pointed out that two Marranos, or secret Jews, Luis do Santangel and Gabriel Sanches tho former tho chair collor of the royal household and comptroller-general In Arngon, the latter lat-ter chief treasurer of Aragon enormously enor-mously rich merchants, who enjoyed tho favor of Ferdinand and I aliella, supplied tho funds neoc,"d t ) Ih out Columbus' cr-rivels. Isabella did not sell her valuable jewels to lit on Columbus for his voyage. It is generally gen-erally biipropcd that t''9 had already pawned or xild them to dbfi-y tho expenses ex-penses of the wars the.i devastating her country. Dr. Kayseulng clearly shows that t.c Jewel story Is falsi; vd mythical. n tho account book ol .ids do Santangel and the treasurer, Francisco Plnelo. extending from 14P' to 149:;. Santangel Is credited with ai Item of 1.400 000 tttnravcdls, which lit gvo to tho Ushop of'Avlla for Coh'.m bus expedition." |