A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a ...

Christopher Columbus wasn’t Italian or even originally Catholic but instead a Sephardic Jew likely from Spain who hid his heritage to avoid persecution, a new genetic study suggests. A decades ...

The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery. Several ...

"We have DNA from Christopher Columbus, very partial ... Portuguese or British. Lorente's study analyzed 25 possible locations, but ultimately could only conclude that Columbus was born in ...

Arguably the most famous explorer and navigator, Christopher Columbus ... Announcing the study’s results on the television documentary “Columbus DNA: His True Origin”, Professor Lorente ...

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 ...

MADRID, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a ...

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