International experts slam alleged Columbus DNA findings: ‘Commenting on this is like commenting on aliens’

Oct 18, 2024 405

BY: Nuño Domínguez

Some of the world’s leading DNA researchers are shocked by how the results of the analysis of the alleged remains of Christopher Columbus have been presented. José Antonio Lorente — a forensic scientist from the University of Granada in Spain, who was responsible for this research — claimed that Columbus was likely a Sephardic Jew who lived on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.

This claim challenges the dominant historical view, which holds that Columbus was Genoese. Lorente’s hypothesis is reportedly based on a partial DNA analysis of the supposed remains of Columbus and his son, Hernando.

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SOURCE: https://english.elpais.com

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