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FACT CHECK · INDIGENEITY, DNA AND 'COLONIZERS': KHAZARS, 'GO BACK TO POLAND', SETTLER COLONIALISM

Claim: Jews have no deep history in the wider world

CONTEXT

THE ANSWER

Luis de Torres, Columbus's interpreter in 1492, was a converso who knew Hebrew, Chaldean and some Arabic (Columbus's diary). He was left among the 39 men at La Navidad, Hispaniola.

SOURCE

Wikipedia: Luis de Torres (Columbus's diary)
en.wikipedia.org
Checked 2026-10-21

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