Madrid, Spain (Agencies): Spanish researchers are on the verge of unveiling groundbreaking results from DNA tests conducted on the remains of Christopher Columbus.
This scientific investigation, led by forensic expert Miguel Lorente from the University of Granada, aims to solve the centuries-old mystery surrounding Columbus’s nationality.
The study, which has been ongoing for over two decades, involves analyzing DNA samples from remains buried in Seville Cathedral, long believed to be Columbus’s final resting place.
The results, set to be announced in a documentary titled “Columbus DNA: The True Origin”, are expected to provide conclusive evidence about Columbus’s origins.
Historians have long debated whether Columbus was Italian from Genoa, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, or of another background.
The upcoming findings could reshape our understanding of one of history’s most famous figures.
Preliminary results suggest that Columbus may have been a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe.
The announcement has sparked excitement and curiosity among scholars and the public alike, as it promises to shed new light on the life and legacy of the 15th-century explorer who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s onward, opening the way for the European conquest of the Americas1
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