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Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew

WOSU Public Media · 7m

Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

The Jerusalem Post Blogs · 1h

Christopher Columbus? More like Chaim Columbus! Jewishness revealed - opinion

Persistent questions surrounding the identity of Christopher Columbus may finally have been solved, and let’s just say that we may want to start calling him Chaim instead.

El País in English · 2d

Study finds Christopher Columbus’s DNA ‘compatible’ with Sephardic Jewish origins

A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western Mediterranean’

DNA Analysis Sheds New Light on Christopher Columbus’s Mysterious Origins

New DNA research has revealed that Christopher Columbus, who accidentally discovered the Americas, was a Sephardic Jew.

5don MSN

Spanish scientists to shed light on mystery of Columbus origins, burial

Spanish scientists said they will reveal details of the nationality of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus on Saturday ...

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Origin of Columbus Day: Here's Why Americans Really Started Celebrating the Holiday

In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a federal holiday at the urging of prominent Italian American ...

Majorca Daily3d

Columbus's Mallorcan origins have not been proven

Believed that the most likely origin was the Spanish Mediterranean arc or the Balearic Islands. The documentary broadcast on ...

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