Who First Discovered America?
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Rixon S-ewart
world is based on falsehood and fabrication.
We are told, for example, that Columbus 'discovered' America in 1492, yet there is plenty of evidence to
suggest that others had visited America before Columbus: including visitors from ancient Egypt,
Phoenicia and medieval Europe. Despite this modern authorities continue to push the line that "Columbus
discovered America."
of North America was Puerto Rica. However in the aftermath of Columbus's voyage John Cabot sailed from
Bristol, England; which in turn opened the way for the first colony in Jamestown, Virginia and thus allowed
the English to claim America as their own. Yet there is considerable evidence that suggests that others from
different cultures preceded Cabot and Columbus. So one is forced to ask: why, when there is much to suggest
that others from different cultures preceded Columbus,don't we hear more about this possibility being
investigated? Could it be that certain powers have a vested interest in keeping our real history under
wraps?
with conventional notions regarding the origins of what we know today as America. In fact according to some
contemporary authorities, the Native Americans encountered by the early settlers from England were not
what they appeared to be. They were indeed native to the Americas but they were not its original
inhabitants, who according to various tribal legends, had disappeared eons before in a series of cataclysms.
expect it to be rejected out of hand, as indeed it has been. This is not so easily done though with a landmark
tower in Newport, Rhode Island. Curiously the tower is built in the style of a medieval look out and has been
dated back to the fourteenth century. As if to emphasize its antiquity Italian navigator Giovanni de
Verrazano recorded the tower whilst mapping the coastline in 1524, marking its location as an existing
"Norman Villa". Similar evidence can be found in Westford, Massachusetts, where a rock engraving can be
found depicting a figure dressed like fourteenth century knight. Intriguingly the figure carries a
shield portraying the emblem of a ship following a single star.
Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel; where clear depictions of ears of corn or maize and aloe cactus, both unknown in
medieval Scotland, can be found on some of the archways and ceilings. These stone carvings are an integral part
of the Chapel, which was only completed in 1486; that's a full six years before Columbus is said to have
embarked on his voyage of discovery. The standard line is that both maize and aloe cactus were only found
after Columbus had sailed West. Thus, according to authors Knight and Lamar Rosslyn Chapel amounts to
clear . . . "evidence that the men who instructed the masons of Rosslyn Chapel must have visited America at
least a quarter of a century before Columbus."
for so long what more could be hidden? The answer to that, as you shall see, is a whole lot more.
history that adds an even more intriguing twist to the story of discovery of America. The Order of the Knights
Templar was originally founded in Jerusalem in 1118, when nine French Knights asked King Baldwin to be
allowed to protect pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land. Their request was granted and significantly they
were also granted permission to stay in the ruins of Solomon's Temple; for it was here, according to some
researchers, that they made discoveries that would ultimately change the very course of history.
terms of material wealth and even more precious knowledge. It was through this knowledge that the
original Templar's obtained an insight that allowed them to question much of orthodox C-ristianity. An
insight through which they recognized that the established Ch-rch had misinterpreted much of the
original Chr-stian teaching: including the Virgin Birth, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and
r-incarnation. According to writer and researcher David Hatcher C-ildress: "To the Templars, the true ch-rch,
one that taught mysticism, re-ncarnation and good works was being suppressed by a dark power that called itself
the one true f-ith."
prior to the Council of Nicaea the idea of reinc-rnation was an integral part of the Chri-tian
fa-th. That ended however with the first Council of Nicaea in A.D.325. Convened by Emperor Constantine of
Rome the Council effectively settled various theological disputes and ratified what was to become
Holy Roman Law, the official version of the word of G-d. In the process the very notion of reincarn-tion as
part of the Chri-tian fa-th was consigned to the waste bin of history.
increased. By the mid thirteenth century the Order owned about nine thousand castles and manors across
Europe. Along with material acquisition came a reputation that left many in Medieval Europe in awe.
The Templar's distinctive w-ite surcoat, emblazoned with a red cross, was always seen in the thick of
battle; indeed they quickly established a reputation comparable to modern fighting elites such as Britain's
SAS, the U.S. M-rines and Airborne or Russia's Spetnaz.
with in the fields of cultural and m-taphysical endeavour too. For it was the Templar's who instigated
the first stone masons guilds and introduced new building methods with skills inspired, in part, by what
they had learned in J-rusalem. Prior to these European buildings had been built for practicality and defence;
generally plain structures with little in the way of inspirational design but that too were about to change.
In the space of a few decades, Europe saw the appearance of a string of new ch-rches and ca-hedrals
with high vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses and dazzling stained glass windows. All of which was to lay
much of the groundwork for the future Renaissance and the Templar's were very much the driving force behind
it.
Rome as a danger to itself, a challenge to the official word of Go-. So on Friday, October 13th, 1307 the
Chu-ch of Rome made its move and at the same time bestowed on Friday 13th the sinister connotations which
have remained ever since. With the blessing of P-pe Clement V, King Philip of France drew up a list of
charges against the Order; falsely accusing them of everything from h-mosexuality, abortion, necromancy and
use of the b-ack arts. On the dawn of Friday 13th his forces seized, interrogated, tortured and burned the
captured Templars. Many escaped though, including the Templar Fleet, which sailed to safe haven in Scotland.
At the time Scotland was ruled by Robert the Bruce and at odds with England so the Scots readily accepted help
from anyone who was willing to offer it. In return the Knights Templar would play a critical role in the
Battle of Bannockburn. Just as the Battle hung in balance the Scots, outnumbered two to one by the
English, were suddenly reinforced by a contingent of mounted Knights; with long flowing beards and a bold
red cross emblazoned on their white tunics the newcomers helped swing the battle in the Scot's favour..
of 12 ships and over 300 men, sailed on across the Atlantic to take refuge in America.
may well have acquired key manuscripts whilst resident in Solomen's Temple in Jerusalem. Amongst them
manuscripts from the Mandaean sect which believed that John the B-ptist was the true M-ssiah and that the
s-uls of the good went to a land far across the sea, a wonderful land, a promised land marked by a star called
. . . "Merica." Which calls to mind the rock engraving of a medieval knight in Westford, Massachusetts; the
engraved knight carries a shield portraying the emblem of a ship following a single shining star.
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Note the man's beard, a feature unknown among native Americans, and the sailing ship to his right.
reference to new lands across the sea as well as the name "le Merica." Which in turn led their descendents
to its fabled shores. As if to emphasize this recently discovered ruins in Patagonia revealed an ancient pier
and docks dressed with stone slabs bearing the Templar cross. Which in turn has prompted some investigators to
speculate that the Templar's may have journeyed further south from North America.
Christian Europe, to visit America. Long before Columbus is supposed to have discovered the Americas
Vikings and early Celtic Christians may well have trod the shores of North America, and before them others
even more ancient. The discovery of various Roman coins around the U.S has led some researchers to conclude
that America was the final destination for a wave of people who came not as colonists but as refugees.
The coins, which have been found largely around the Mississippi- Arkansas- Ohio-Missouri river systems,
cover the later periods of Rome and particularly the reigns of Antoninus Pius, Gallienus and Emperor
Tetricus. A period of Roman rule that Gibbon describes as a time of "uninterrupted confusion and calamity." So
it's quite possible that these coins were left by what were in effect boat people seeking refuge from a
disintegrating Empire.
Mississippi- Arkansas- Ohio-Missouri river systems. Although largely confined to the vicinity of these
river systems Roman coins have been found across North America: from Arkansas to Alabama, from Missouri to
Oklahoma. Maybe, indicating a wave of refugees? Or, a series of exploratory ventures? Or maybe even both?
brushed them aside as hoaxed. Thus dismissing such tantalising glimpses of the past as an Egyptian-minted
Gallenius coin, found in a stream bed by Geology students near Black Mountain, North Carolina. Or the
even more fascinating "Rio Grande Tablet." Written in a style current in the Roman colony of Libya around
300AD, the tablet proffers a poignant insight into the past. Inscribed on it is a prayer to the Roman deity
Mithras, dated the 6th year of an unnamed Emperor's reign, a prayer that asks for aid and relief for a sick
and lost party. Whether deserters or early explorers some researchers have concluded that the Rio Grande
Tablet is the work of a lost Libyan detail of the Mithras worshipping Roman army.
further underlined by the Burrow's Cave find. Amongst the thousands of artefacts in the collection is the
depiction of a Negroid face carved on a stone tablet in a distinctly Roman style. Predictably it has been
virtually ignored by the various authorities. After all the idea that North African's were visiting North
America over a thousand years before Columbus challenges much of written history.
Ancient American magazine it is the archaeological "discovery of the century." The story of Burrows cave
began in 1982 when Russell Burrows was out searching for American civil war artefacts in southern Illinois.
Using a common metal-detector he claims to have discovered an underground chamber full of ancient
artefacts. Numbering more than seven thousand the artefacts largely consist of stones inscribed with the
portraits of ancient Egyptians, Carthaginians, Romans and Hebrews; many of which were inscribed with script
resembling Phoenician or ancient Semitic writing.
the exact location of his find, partly because of the derision that greeted his claims. However he has
promised to reveal the exact location of the find in the near future and when he does we will update you.
in America was outlandish then we suggest that you take a deep breath. For as we researched this article the
evidence emerged which is even more at odds with the conventional notions of American history. For while the
ancient Americas may well have played host to many visitors from many different lands there is one in
particular who stands out. An individual whose presence in America, if in fact he were there, is likely to
shatter many beliefs: historical, cultural, metaphysical and religious.
in overall theme. They tell of the coming of a pale man, some even say a white man; known variously as the
Dawn God, the Peacemaker, the Pale One and the East Star Man: he was given this latter name because
according to some stories he had come across the sea from the east. In other words he had come across what
we know today as the Atlantic from either Europe or North Africa.
visited. Prior to his appearance some tribes in the America's, more particularly in south or Central
America, had practised blood sacrifice. The arrival of the Pale One, or Quetzalcoatl, as the Maya knew him,
changed that. He taught new rituals and ceremonies some of which remain to this day; such as the smoking of
sacred pipes, which for some tribes replaced blood sacrifice.
that he was bearded, a facial feature that is unknown amongst Native Americans. Moreover he is said to have
dressed completely differently from indigenous Americans, in long flowing robes and sandals.
Yod-hey-vah. Sound familiar? Well this latter name was a phonetic pronunciation he taught as was the name he
taught the Algonkin of the Great Lakes when they asked his name. He replied that names meant nothing to him;
so they then asked what he was named in childhood when he had lived across the waters. That name, which even
today they struggle to pronounce was, he told them: Chee-Zoos, G-d of the Dawn Light.
peoples are uncannily similar. For example, the tribes of Oklahoma tell of a man they call the Healer, who
chose from amongst the native people twelve disciples. He told them that he was born across the ocean, in a
land where all men were bearded. In this land he was born of a v-rgin on a night when a bright star shone in
the h-avens. And, as if to celebrate his birth the he-vens opened and down came winged beings of great
beauty chanting in praise of Chee Zoos, Go- of the DawnLight.
sacred and during his time with them he taught rites ofpurification and . . . b-ptism.
bearded man who was, according to their tribal elders, the son of the Great Sp-rit. A Prophet who appeared to
them as a w-ite man and who could heal the lame and sick with his touch.
that . . . "He came alone. He organized the c-urches, changed the temples, taught the priesthood."
wh-te man who travelled across the America's teaching and healing. At the time of his arrival legend has it
that there was a great city situated where the Missouri and the Mississippi run to the Southern sea. One
morning it is said that the Prophet came there in a long boat, used by the traders. "The streets," the old
legends say, "were covered with flowers strewn in homage on the path before Him as He walked toward the
Temple."
cr-cified, when adoring crowds spread palm leaves before his approaching steps. The Native stories
continue:
bespoke his kindness: His very touch revealed His Di-inity; and before Him all the people bowed down.
Through the rows of wo-shippers He moved in quiet solemnity, holding up His hand in blessing - that hand
with the strange palm marking, for through it was engraved the True C-oss which He had taken as His
Symbol".
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walked to distant villages, holding in His hand His great staff, and stopping to speak with all the people,
from the aged to the little children."
unsophisticated people. And of course you are right, but it doesn't end there because these stories have
been partly substantiated by artefacts found within or in the vicinity of mounds built by the ancestors of
modern Native Americans.
about them except that they built earthen mounds, often in the shape of birds and animals. With the arrival of
settlers from Europe many of these mounds were levelled to make way for new farmland. In the process the mounds
and their contents were scattered or ploughed under; then in the early 19th century strange relics were
unearthed as new roads were built and forests cleared, and this occurred largely around Michigan, Illinois and
Minnesota, areas of much previous mound building.
motifs. Yet despite the fact that many of these discoveries were accompanied by sworn affidavits and
written testimony the archaeological authorities of the day largely dismissed them as "fakes." A response that
continues to this day.
appearance, so to speak, s-iritually and thereby inspired the stories, artefacts and inscriptions. Or
indeed whether they were inspired by the tales of long forgotten C-ristian missionaries. Certainly Rudolph
Steiner spoke of initiates and mystics around the planet being aware of the events in Palestine at the
time of the cr-cifixion. So this proposition is certainly a possibility but whatever the real
explanation it offers a fascinating alternative view of history and Chri-tianity itself.
various tribes, before his departure, the East Star Man said that one day he would return, not in body but in
sp-rit. At this time, he said, the world would be a dark place where evil would reign, however, the pure in
heart would perceive his return. In other words what he is said to have told Native Americans is exactly what
modern Chr-stians would understand as the "s-cond coming." So if you can lift your head up from the
feeding trough of consumer society, or the conveyor belt called work, you may just notice something in the
air.
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The Hiram Key by C. Knight and R. Lomas, publ: Barnes
and Noble Books, New York. He walked the Americas,
Taylor Hansen, publ: Legend Press, Amherst, Wisconsin.
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Gibbon.
Ancient American magazine no. 26 & 33.