Garcia de Orta: The Sephardic Jew Who Made India His Home
byGarcia de Orta: who was persecuted for being Jewish, fled from Spain, made India his home & became the first European writer on tropical medicine
Garcia de Orta: who was persecuted for being Jewish, fled from Spain, made India his home & became the first European writer on tropical medicine
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