For centuries, in the leaderships on the history of Christopher Columbus, he was a navigator of Genoese origin, which starred in the so -called “discovery of America” in 1492.
Nevertheless, a recent scientific study destroys this theory and guarantees that the origin of the ruler of Western India is very different from what he published in his own free will.
Led by the Spanish Corner Jose Antonio Lorent, a group of specialists from the University of Granada, confirmed that the remains of the remains of Christopher Columbus remain in the Cathedral of Seville, in Spain, which allowed them to conduct a genetic analysis and know their true truth.
In addition, the remains were compared with the remnants of their son Ernando and his brother Diego, also under the study of Spanish scientists, in work, which extended for more than 20 years.
Christopher Columbus lied to all of us: a genetic study revealed its true origin
The investigation indicates that the Genetic profile of Columbus will be associated with the Western Mediterranean, in particular with Sesarad, the Hebritis name for the Iberian Peninsula, where Sefard Jews lived to exile in 1492.
The work of researchers began in 2001, when the remains of Columbus were exhumed in the Sobor of Seville to compare them with the remnants of their family. Despite the initial achievements, the study was abandoned in 2005 from the restrictions of genetic technologies.
Nevertheless, with scientific achievements in recent years, the project resumed in 2020, which made it possible to get more convincing results. The analysis came to the conclusion that the Columbus originally from Genoa, as he traditionally thought, and the Jewish conversation that explained their relationship with the Catholic monarchs.
The results of the study were transmitted using the documentary broadcast on Spanish television, which explains that the surname “Columbus” could be used in Italy to designate abandoned children, which would contribute to the idea that Columbus hid its origin.
In addition, the analysis made a decision that Columbus had contact with other European places such as Portugal or Italy, although some Italian studies previously argued that the navigator was a Genoese. According to experts, the Castilian language, in which Columbus wrote his works, also enhances the hypothesis of his sfardic origin, as the sfardic Jews spoke Iberian languages.
The documentary suggests that Columbus hid his Jewish identity in order to avoid persecution, since at one time the Jews greatly pursued the Inquisition.
Protection, provided by Catholic monarchs, especially thanks to the intervention of Luis Santangel, Jewish circulation, allowed him to present his exploration project to Queen Elizabeth, which ultimately led to an expedition to America.
Finally, although the results of a genetic analysis imply sephalous origin, experts note that DNA can identify only the geographical and ethnic origin of a person, and not the exact place of birth.
Researchers hope to continue studying, and their conclusions will be accepted in scientific journals to verify the technical results of this study, while a documentary aimed at the general public emphasizes the most intriguing and personal aspects of the life of Columbus.
