New study solves mystery of Christopher Columbus’ origins and resting place
A new scientific study reveals the final resting place of the navigator and colonizer. The mystery of his origins and resting place will be detailed in a forthcoming documentary, 'Columbus’s DNA: The True Ancestry' - out this weekend.
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00:00A 2022 year genetic investigation of the remains of Christopher Columbus has concluded that
00:08the famed explorer may have been a Spanish Sephardic Jew.
00:12Researchers at the University of Granada used DNA analysis to solve the 500-year-old mystery.
00:18The results of the investigation were announced in a documentary titled Columbus DNA, the
00:37true origin, aired to coincide with Spain's National Day.
01:07The most likely place of origin for the famed explorer is the Spanish Mediterranean or
01:12the Balearic Islands, the researchers found.