Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by lolinder 619 days ago
> the exact date ordained for the expulsion of Jews from Spain

This came up in another part of the thread, but it wasn't the exact date—the decree gave Jews until the end of July [0], while August 3 (not second) is the date he sailed.

It's still close enough that it may have been related, but it's not the slam dunk that "the exact date" makes it sound like it is.

[0] https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/pjhr/chhre/pdf/hh-alhambr...
1 comments
ywvcbk 619 days ago
Why would anyone ever think that it could have been anything but a coincidence?

Who would have sponsored his expedition knowing that Columbus would be legally banned from entering the country if he was successful? That just seems silly…

link
lolinder 618 days ago
I think the argument goes that Columbus was a closet Jew who scheduled the expedition with symbolic meaning that only he would know.

It's definitely a Dan Brown plot, but it's not entirely inconceivable.

link