Diaspora Judians suffered onerous religious persecution within Spain's Iberian Peninsula then under the rule of Visagoths prior to its invasion and conquest in 711 CE by the Muslim Moors. That changed soon after their new Al-Andulas Muslim rulers, who chose to rule from Cordoba, encouraged their non-Muslim Judian and Christian inhabitants to join with Muslims as dhimmis or "People of the Book" who were to be protected under Islamic law. While Judean dhimmis were taxed they along with Christian dhimmis cohorts began to prosper upon being able to freely use their trade skills, religious practices, and professions jointly with those of Muslim inhabitants within a proactive cultural atmosphere under which significant artistic achievements also evolved for an additional 355 years until 1066 CE, when extreme Muslim rulers replaced the Al-Andulas Moor rulers, thereby bring an end to the period cited by scholars as the " Golden Age of Jewry" and which was first witnessed by visiting Italian Jesuits known to have traveled to Al-Andulas Spain in the 9th century. While the majority of its Italian populous still remained subject to MIddle Age cultural and religious practices, it is believed that the visiting Jesuits in reporting their remarkable findings to colleagues and others, including a small, elite group of wealthy Italian merchants and nobles who began served as patrons of local artists, thereby initiating an interest in collectiing which ultimately grew into the early Renaissance period which began to flourish in 14th century Italy among upper class elites. Beginning with the massacre of Judians in 1066 CE, religious persecution of Judians continue unabated under strict Muslim rule and followed thereafter under Spanish "Reconquista" monarchs King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, following the defeat of all Muslim rulers, all Hudians and Muslims were required in 1492 CE to either convert to Christanity, to be expelled or killed. Readers will also learn that so-called popular myths surrounding the role undertaken by Christopher Colombus who ventured abroad to establish a yet undiscovered route to India for the benefit above cited Spanish Monarchs also in 1492 CE are now believed to be false following extensive research by numerous, well known Spanish and other cited historical scholars which will no doubt be of great interest to our readers.