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Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew
Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals
A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe.Spanish researchers announced their findings in a new documentary,
Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, according to new study
Several countries disputed origins of Columbus, the divisive explorer who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s onward.
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.
Was Columbus Jewish? And does it matter?
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Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds
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. Many historians have questioned the traditional theory that Columbus came from Genoa,
Scientists cast doubt on claims Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Spain
Specialists criticize the absence of scientific evidence in the RTVE documentary featuring forensic expert José Antonio Lorente, who has not published any analysis since the exhumation in 2003 of the
Columbus probably Spanish and Jewish, study says
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. Scientists believe the explorer,
Was Christopher Columbus Jewish?
A new documentary on Spanish television claims that Christopher Columbus was actually Jewish. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman has the story.
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Experts advise caution about report Columbus was Jewish
For many years, guides leading visitors on tours of Jewish history in Spain have shared rumors that Christopher Columbus was ...
World Religion News
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How Columbus’ First Voyage of Discovery Took Him Beyond the Reach of the Spanish Inquisition
Su verdadero origen (Columbus DNA: His True Origins), produced by Spanish broadcaster RTVE and Story Producciones, provides ...
El País in English
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International experts slam alleged Columbus DNA findings: ‘Commenting on this is like commenting on aliens’
World leaders in this field condemn the way in which the data on the supposed origins of the explorer has been released and ...
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Columbus stays Italian until Spanish scientists publish data
A Spanish TV documentary has broadcast claims that Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe and not from Genoa, Italy. But scientists want to see the data before the history books ...
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NYC Columbus Day parade goers get saucy over new claim that explorer was Jewish, not Italian: ‘We don’t care’
NO. Italian Americans and Columbus Day parade goers Monday saucily waved off the claim that new DNA evidence shows the controversial ...
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