Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, DNA analysis finds

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DNA analysis reveals that Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from western Europe.

Spanish scientists announced in a new documentary that first aired on Saturday that DNA analysis shows the 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe. The documentary titled, "Columbus DNA: The true origin,"...

Columbus may have had Jewish heritage — that doesn’t mean he was Jewish

To discover that Christopher Columbus, long whispered to have Jewish heritage, had markers of Sephardic DNA is to me about as monumental as learning the Earth is round circa 1492. In other words, it’s a belated conclusion that should effectively change little about how we understand the world today — even if some would have it otherwise.  Columbus didn’t embark to prove the Earth’s shape, as Stan Freberg insisted; people of his time knew the wor…

20-Year DNA Study Changes The Fundamental Identity Of Christopher Columbus

statue of Christopher Columbus In a devastating blow to Italian Americans all across the country, a new DNA study spanning 20 years claims that Christopher Columbus was a Jewish man from Spain and not from Italy as the annals of history have claimed since he disembarked Spain in 1492. For better or worse, Christopher Columbus is arguably the most famous American in history. He’s credited with being the first European to make it to the Americas, …

DNA Study Cracks Mystery About Christopher Columbus

Spanish scientists claim Christopher Colombus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe. Scientists in a new documentary titled “Columbus DNA: The True Origin” claim they were able to test samples of Columbus’s DNA from his remains at Seville Cathedral in Spain. After conducting DNA analysis, the scientists compared the DNA to some of Colombus’ relatives...