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1. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesChristopher Columbus's DNA to shed light on his origins

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   5 days ago · More than five centuries after he re-shaped history by opening up the New World to European exploration, scientists say they are ready to reveal the truth about the origins of Christopher...

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesChristopher Columbus was likely Spanish and Jewish, study ...

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   3 days ago · 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.

4. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldColumbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds

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   3 days ago · 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.

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6. news.sky.com › story › centuries-old-mystery-overCenturies-old mystery over Christopher Columbus to be revealed

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   4 days ago · A centuries-old mystery is about to be revealed - the origins of explorer Christopher Columbus. Spanish scientists have already used DNA analysis to confirm his remains are buried in a tomb in ...

7. www.britannica.com › biography › Christopher-ColumbusChristopher Columbus | Biography, Nationality, Voyages, Ships ...

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   2 days ago · Christopher Columbus, the intrepid Italian explorer, embarked on a historic voyage across the Atlantic in 1492 and opened up new horizons for European exploration and colonization.

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8. www.telegraph.co.uk › world-news › 2024/10/13Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish - The Telegraph

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   3 days ago · Christopher Columbus was Jewish, DNA experts concluded in a long-awaited investigation into the true origins of one of history’s most famous explorers. Researcher conducted over 22 years ...

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   Was Columbus a Lost Explorer?

   • "Columbus was a lost explorer who stumbled into this part of the world and brought famine, colonisation, the deaths of millions of indigenous peoples," he added. Scientists say they are ready to reveal the truth about the origins of the 15th-century explorer.

   Centuries-old mystery over Christopher Columbus's origins to be reveal…

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   Who was Christopher Columbus and what did he do?

   • Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.

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   Did Christopher Columbus lie about his family?

   • “Christopher Columbus had to pretend all his life that he was a Roman Catholic Christian. If he had made one mistake, this man would have ended up on the pyre,” said Mr Albardaner. The DNA research shows that Columbus lied about his family; Diego Columbus was the explorer’s second cousin and not his brother, as he told the Spanish court.

   Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish

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   Was Columbus a 'discoverer of the New World'?

   • He has long been called the “discoverer” of the New World, although Vikings such as Leif Eriksson had visited North America five centuries earlier. Columbus made his transatlantic voyages under the sponsorship of Ferdinand II and Isabella I, the Catholic Monarchs of Aragon, Castile, and Leon in Spain.

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   Did Christopher Columbus write in Sicily?

   • But Sicily would also be strange, because if so, Christopher Columbus would have written with some Italian or Sicilian features. So it is most likely that his origin is in the Spanish Mediterranean arc or in the Balearic Islands”, the scientist said.

   Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish

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   Who is the author of the imaginative landscape of Christopher Columbus?

   • G.F. Grant Professor of History, University of Hull, England. Author of The Imaginative Landscape of Christopher Columbus. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.

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10. www.britannica.com › biography › ChristopherChristopher Columbus - Explorer, Voyages, New World | Britannica

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    2 days ago · Christopher Columbus - Explorer, Voyages, New World: The ships for the first voyage—the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María—were fitted out at Palos, on the Tinto River in Spain.