Re: FALCON, Charles, born Sweden
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In reply to:
FALCON, Charles, born Sweden
3/26/00
Hi,
I know that there were many Falcons that were kicked out of Portugal and Spain to the recently discovered islands of Madeira and the Azores as a result of the Spanish and Potuguese inquisition. 1480 to 1500.
Sometime later they were driven from there to South America, then to Mexico, the Carribean and America.
the first Synagogue in the USA is in Newport and was founded by the expatriated Jews.
As a result of their many trading connections, many went to Amsterdam; Goa, India; South America and England.
The famous Dutch poet Spinoza was a Portuguese Jew.
Bob Falcon