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Arabs and Jews shaped Spanish civilization and exploration
Eugene Lawrence argues in Warper's Magazine that Arabs and Jews influenced Spanish and Portuguese civilization, shipbuilding, trade, and science. He cites Edrisi on Almeria, Lisbon’s Moorish past, Almagrarin explorers, and the maravedi coin, noting Lisbon as a launch point for Columbus and possible Moorish contact with the New World.
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