Christopher Columbus’ final official resting place revealed — and researchers say they now know explorer’s ethnicity
Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher Columbus, and scientists who announced the discovery say they also now know his ethnic origin — although they
New DNA analysis could reveal major surprise over Christopher Columbus' true heritage
Centuries after Columbus sailed the ocean blue scientists and historians are still trying to learn new things about the famed explorer - with the latest findings possibly proving a major twist to the
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Christopher Columbus? More like Chaim Columbus! Jewishness revealed - opinion
Persistent questions surrounding the identity of Christopher Columbus may finally have been solved, and let’s just say that we may want to start calling him Chaim instead.
DNA Analysis Sheds New Light on Christopher Columbus’s Mysterious Origins
New DNA research has revealed that Christopher Columbus, who accidentally discovered the Americas, was a Sephardic Jew.
DNA Reveals a Surprise Twist About Christopher Columbus
A decades-long investigation led by forensics scientist José Antonio Lorente from the University of Granada in Spain has now come out in support of claims that Columbus may not be of Italian heritage after all, but was actually born somewhere in Spain to parents of Jewish ancestry.
Columbus probably Spanish and Jewish, study says
Famed explorer Christopher Columbus was likely Spanish and Jewish, according to a new genetic study conducted by Spanish scientists that aimed to shed light on a centuries-old mystery. Scientists believe the explorer,
Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals
A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. Spanish researchers announced their findings in a new documentary,
Christopher Columbus' Final Resting Place, Ethnicity Revealed by DNA Analysis
Centuries after his death, DNA testing officially confirms the famed explorer Christopher Columbus' final resting place as well as his actual ethnicity. Per the New York Post, forensic medical expert José Antonio Lorente announced the partial set of human remains that were housed in an "elaborate catafalque" in the Seville Cathedral located in Spain are those
Scientists are finally ready to reveal the truth about Christopher Columbus's DNA
Christopher Columbus was the famed explorer who reached the Americas in 1492 under the Spanish flag and now new DNA evidence has revealed the truth about his own origins. In 2003, samples of Columbus’ DNA were taken from his remains which were exhumed from Seville Cathedral,
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International experts slam alleged Columbus DNA findings: ‘Commenting on this is like commenting on aliens’
World leaders in this field condemn the way in which the data on the supposed origins of the explorer has been released and ...
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Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary
A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific ...
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How Columbus’ First Voyage of Discovery Took Him Beyond the Reach of the Spanish Inquisition
Su verdadero origen (Columbus DNA: His True Origins), produced by Spanish broadcaster RTVE and Story Producciones, provides ...
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Scientists cast doubt on claims Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Spain
Specialists criticize the absence of scientific evidence in the RTVE documentary featuring forensic expert José Antonio ...
Columbus stays Italian until Spanish scientists publish data
A Spanish TV documentary has broadcast claims that Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe and not from ...
Christopher Columbus Remains Identified With 'Absolute Reliability'
DNA from bones said to belong to the explorer were analyzed by forensic scientists to confirm his identity and where he came ...