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One persistent rumor maintains that Columbus was covertly Jewish, born in Spain at a time of intense religious persecution and ethnic cleansing.
Supporters of the claim cite curious abnormalities in his will and interpretations of the syntax of his letters.
Now, it appears his own genes may provide a new line of evidence.
Lorente and his team of researchers claimed in the televised special that their analysis of Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA taken from the remains of Columbus's son Ferdinand and brother Diego is compatible with a Spanish or Sephardic Jewish heritage.
Indeed, Jews exiled from Spain at the end of the 15th century just as Columbus was making his landmark voyage flooded into the Italian city seeking asylum, albeit with few succeeding.
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Supporters of the claim cite curious abnormalities in his will and interpretations of the syntax of his letters.
Now, it appears his own genes may provide a new line of evidence.
Lorente and his team of researchers claimed in the televised special that their analysis of Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA taken from the remains of Columbus's son Ferdinand and brother Diego is compatible with a Spanish or Sephardic Jewish heritage.
Indeed, Jews exiled from Spain at the end of the 15th century just as Columbus was making his landmark voyage flooded into the Italian city seeking asylum, albeit with few succeeding.
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