India or “India Superior” was once formerly applied to the Americas and West Indies…

India or “India Superior” was once formerly applied to the Americas and West Indies…

Columbus called the natives “Indians”

Columbus identified America with a land called Arzareth…

Luis de Torres was the Hebrew interpreter for Christopher Columbus, Columbus believed that de Torres’ ability to speak twelve languages would be helpful in communicating with the natives of the Indies, the people whom he believed were the Last Tribes of Israel…

In 1492, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand authorized Christopher Columbus’ voyage to find gold…

That same day, the rulers signed the expulsion decree targeting the 800,000 Judeans who lived within their Spanish kingdom…

A significant number of Portuguese Jews ended up in the West Indies, particularly in places like Suriname, Curaçao, Jamaica, and Barbados, among others…

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