2024-10-13 13:29:08
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Unveiling Columbus: A New Historical Perspective
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The Guardian
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DNA proves Spanish Jew Christopher Columbus. Forensic expert Miguel Lorente tested Seville Cathedral remains, confirming his nationality and final resting place despite disputes. Columbus led Spanish expeditions from the 1490s, enabling European conquest of the Americas. He died in Valladolid and was buried on Hispaniola, now shared by Dominican Republic and Haiti. Remains were moved to Cuba in 1795, then to Seville in 1898. In 1877, a lead casket with bone fragments was found in a Santo Domingo..
Yahoo News
Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds
Politics
Spanish scientists, led by forensic expert Miguel Lorente in a 22-year investigation, used DNA analysis to determine that 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus, a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, was related to his son Hernando Colón, also of Jewish ancestry. This contradicts the traditional Genoese origin theory and confirms the remains in Seville Cathedral belonged to Columbus, despite rival claims. Columbus' expeditions, funded by the Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand, opened..
morgenpost
Riddle Deciphered: Where Christopher Columbus Really Comes From
Politics
The remains of Christopher Columbus traveled the world for centuries before his identity and origins were clarified. Researchers have now confirmed that his remains are in Seville and that he was of Jewish descent from Spain, not from Genoa. New DNA analyses of his son Hernando Colón show Jewish traits. Columbus' role as the 'discoverer of America' is increasingly viewed critically, as his arrival marked the beginning of the Spanish colonial era.
World - South China Morning Post
Latin America split on Columbus and indigenous resistance, Spain’s colonial legacy
Politics
Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei claims European contact brought civilization to the Americas, provoking rebukes across Latin America. The contested legacy of Columbus' 1492 arrival in the Bahamas, leading to Spanish and Portuguese domination from the U.S. to Antarctica, includes massacres, forced labor, and looting. Many leaders now acknowledge these abuses. Spanish scientists say Columbus was a Sephardic Jew, based on 22-year DNA analysis.
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