Centuries before Columbus, Europeans likely made voyages to North America. Evidence suggests Norse explorers established settlements, Irish monks sought solitude, and fishermen from various regions frequented the rich fishing grounds. A significant expedition may have occurred in 1398 led by Henry Sinclair, Earl of the Orkneys and guardian of the Knights Templar who fled Europe after their suppression. These Templars possessed wealth and ancient knowledge, including sacred geometry and astronomy. They may have sought to establish a refuge, an Arcadia, free from European religious and political turmoil. Structures like the Newport Tower, resembling Templar baptisteries and featuring astronomical alignments, along with artifacts and other ruins across Nova Scotia and New England, support this idea. Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian explorer connected to banking families and esoteric traditions, searched for this Templar colony in 1524, finding its remnants and marking the area as "the Refuge." Christopher Columbus, through his marriage into a family linked to the Portuguese Knights of Christ (the surviving Templar order) and the Sinclair-Drummonds, gained access to maps and knowledge of these western lands. While not the first to arrive, Columbus's significance lay in publicly revealing the existence of the Americas, ending the secrecy maintained by earlier visitors and secret societies who continued the pursuit of creating an ideal society in the New World, such as the Sulpicians in Montreal.
Introduction: The Lost Colony Of The Templars
The Sun, The Moon, And The Knights Templar
The Knights Templar: Death And Rebirth
From Scotland To The New World
Columbus And The Knights Of Christ