A centuries-old mystery was revealed in a Spanish documentary, shown on RTVE television for the first time to commemorate the Spanish National Day and the arrival of the New World, in which a group of scientists conducted DNA analysis on the remains of Christopher Columbus, and it turned out that the explorer was Spanish – he wrote and The Guardian.
Forensic expert Miguel Llorente led the investigation of the remains buried in the Seville Cathedral, comparing them with known relatives and descendants of Christopher Columbus.
Even before that, many historians doubted the theory that the discoverer was of Italian origin, from Genoa. On the other hand, various hypotheses claimed that he could have been a Jew from Spain, a Greek, a Basque, or a Portuguese.
Now, based on DNA testing, researchers have concluded that Columbus probably came from Spain and may have had Jewish ancestry.
Miguel Llorente also reported this in his statement Based on investigation The remains found in the Seville Cathedral clearly belong to Christopher Columbus. The expert concluded: “The search for his nationality was complicated by many factors, but it can be said that the result is completely reliable.”
The journey for the explorer's remains was difficult
Christopher Columbus died at the age of 55 in Valladolid, Spain, in 1506, but his last wish was to be buried on the island of Hispaniola he discovered, which is now part of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
His remains were transferred there in 1542, then transferred to Cuba in 1795, and finally in 1898 they found their final resting place in Seville. However, in 1877 in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, workers found a lead sarcophagus behind a cathedral altar containing bones, also believed to belong to Columbus.
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