On 30 June 1503, Christopher Columbus beached his two last caravels and was stranded in Jamaica. The indigenous people of the island welcomed Columbus and his crew and fed them, but after six months, they halted the food supply, dissatisfied with what the Spaniards could provide in trade. Columbus had on board an almanac authored by Abraham Zacuto of astronomical tables covering the years 1475–1506.Upon consulting the book, he noticed the date and the time of an upcoming lunar eclipse. He was able to use this information to his advantage. He requested a meeting for that day with the Cacique, the leader, and told him that God was angry with the local people’s treatment of Columbus and his men. Columbus said God would provide a clear sign of displeasure by making the rising full Moon appear “inflamed with wrath”.
The lunar eclipse and the red Moon appeared on schedule, and the indigenous people were impressed and frightened. The son of Columbus, Ferdinand, wrote that the people:
[INDENT]with great howling and lamentation they came running from every direction to the ships, laden with provisions, praying the Admiral to intercede by all means with God on their behalf; that he might not visit his wrath upon them[/INDENT] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Columbus went into his cabin, ostensibly to pray, and timed the eclipse with his hourglass. Shortly before the totality ended after 48 minutes, he told the frightened indigenous people that they were going to be forgiven. When the Moon started to reappear from the shadow of the Earth, he told them that God had pardoned them.
Christopher Columbus was not a Spaniard but a Jew whose life long quest was to liberate Jerusalem from the Muslims. His other passion was to seek a new land where Jews could find solace away from persecution. Little did he know that centuries later, America would become a safe haven for Jews fleeing Nazism.
In Columbus’ lifetime, Jews became the target of fanatical religious persecution from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. In 1492, there was a decree which said that all Jews were to be expelled from Spain. The edict especially targeted the 800,000 Jews who had never converted, and gave them four months to pack up and get out.
The Jews who were forced to renounce Judaism and embrace Catholicism were known as “Conversos,” or converts. There were also those who feigned conversion, practicing Catholicism outwardly while covertly practicing Judaism, the so-called “Marranos,” or swine. Columbus was a Marranos.
Tens of thousands of Marranos were tortured by the Spanish Inquisition. They were pressured to offer names of friends and family members, who were ultimately paraded in front of crowds, tied to stakes and burned alive. Their land and personal possessions were then divvied up by the church and crown.
Columbus set sail on August 2, 1492, a day that happened to coincide with the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av, marking the destruction of the First and Second Holy Temples of Jerusalem.
When he died, Columbus left money to support the crusades which he hoped his successors would take up to liberate the Holy Land.
Not fraud , it’s using information well to fleece ignorant fools of their possession. Jsks used a similar trick to climb to presidency . He used Bible verses and other tricks to convince fools . I too won’t hesitate to use any information to my pockets advantage