I ran across this CCN article from 2012 claiming that there is significant evidence that Christopher Columbus was a Converso. Not only that, it suggests his voyages west were in search of a refuge for Jews fleeing the Inquisition. Does this hypothesis have academic traction?
Does this hypothesis have academic traction?
No. No, it does not, and it resembles fiction more than reality. More can always be said on the matter; for the meantime, I commend to your attention u/TywinDeVillena's compilation on Cristoforo Colombo's origins, made for just this question and that article.