The Portuguese Columbus: Secret Agent of King John II

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Cathars....Pages 3-12
The Inquisition....Pages 13-18
The Portuguese Jews....Pages 19-33
The Peninsular Crusades and the Templars....Pages 34-45
The Discoveries before Columbus....Pages 46-65
The Diplomatic Treaties of King John II....Pages 66-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Documentation of Columbus’s Origins....Pages 81-85
The Language of Columbus....Pages 86-96
The ‘Foreign Columbuses’....Pages 97-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Portuguese Nautical Cryptography....Pages 117-132
The Enigma of Columbus’s Voyages....Pages 133-142
The Problem of the Legendary Thule....Pages 143-148
More Theses on the Discovery of America....Pages 149-161
The Mystery of the Seven Cities....Pages 162-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Enigmatic Lineage....Pages 179-188
The Descent of a Weaver....Pages 189-213
Stratagems and Deceits....Pages 214-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Dispersing the Mist....Pages 235-245
The Prophecy of the Sibyl....Pages 246-252
Astrology and Alchemy....Pages 253-261
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
The Labyrinth of the Cabala....Pages 262-282
On the Other Side of the Mirror....Pages 283-300
From Light to Darkness....Pages 301-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
After the Heat of the Battle....Pages 325-341
A House on Madeira and a Convent in Lisbon....Pages 342-348
The Genealogical Web....Pages 349-359
‘Terra Rubra’ and La Rábida....Pages 360-372
Huntsmen and Admirals....Pages 373-387
Stopovers at the Azores, Portugal and Arzila....Pages 388-403
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
The Protectors of Columbus....Pages 407-417
Adulterers and Adulterators....Pages 418-426
The Damsel of Córdoba....Pages 427-438
Distortions Corrected....Pages 439-455
The Heraldic Secret....Pages 456-469
A Question of Physiognomy....Pages 470-480
The ‘Brothers’ and ‘Cousins’ Gambit....Pages 481-507
Back Matter....Pages 508-572