On Tue, 18 May 2004 02:04:15 -0500, Pat Flannery
wrote:

In 1502, the Islamic population of Spain got the same deal. The reason
Columbus had to depart from the minor port of Palos, rather than one of
Spain's major ports was that all the other ports were clogged with
departing Jews, who all had to leave Spain by August 31st.

....So, if Columbus had left for the New World in 1485, would the
Americas have become the New Israel, then? :-)

OM

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