Rodrigo de Jerez,a colleague of Columbus,was the first European thought to smoke tobacco,and would later be jailed in Spain because the authorities felt the devil had overtaken him.

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This statement is true. Rodrigo de Jerez was indeed the first European to smoke tobacco and was later arrested in Spain for it, as many believed that smoking was a tool of the devil.

Rodrigo De Jerez,a Colleague of Columbus,was the First European Thought