Christopher Columbus Remains finally discovered after 500 years

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Scientists have solved the 500-year-old mystery surrounding Christopher Columbus' final resting place.

The team spent 20 years performing a DNA analysis on human bones found buried in Spain's Seville Cathedral, confirming with 'absolute certainty' they belonged to the explorer who died in 1506.

For the past two decades, they have been comparing DNA taken from the samples with that of relatives and descendants.
The findings come just ahead of the U.S. holiday in his name, this Monday, timed to the second Monday in October each year to commemorate the Italian voyager's Oct. 12, 1492 discovery of the 'New World' for Spain.

That itself has been a touch-point of controversy over his treatment of indigenous peoples.

Columbus' body had been moved several times following his death, with some experts claiming he had been buried in the Dominican Republic, sparking a hunt to track down the navigator's remains.
Miguel Lorente, a forensic scientist who led the research, said on Thursday: 'Today it has been possible to verify it with new technologies, so that the previous partial theory that the remains of Seville belong to Christopher Columbus has been definitively confirmed.'

Many experts have believed that the tomb inside the cathedral has long held Columbus' body, but it was not until 2003 when Lorente and historian Marcial Castro were granted permission to open it, finding the previously unknown bones were inside.

At the time, DNA technology was not capable of 'reading' a small amount of genetic material to provide accurate results.

Researchers used remains of the explorer's son, Hernando, and brother Diego, who are were also buried at Seville Cathedral.

The relative's bones were also much larger than the fragments in found in Columbus' burial.

The advancements in DNA analysis could also reveal whether or not the explorer was Italian, which has also been debated among the scientific community.

Some are sure he was born in Genoa, while others have suggested Poland or Spain.

Then there are speculations that the navigator was Scottish, Catalan or Jewish.

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Christopher Columbus' remains discovered after more than 500 years
 

While I agree Columbus was an arsehole, he still basically the father of immigration to the new world, so he deserves recognition. It's just one day, and we don't celebrate it like we do Thanksgiving and the 4th of July, for example. It's just a day off for school students and people who work at agencies and companies that are closed that day.
 
I am interested. I have been in Seville because of the opera, "The Barber of Seville." Furthermore, let's not forget that "good ole" school rhyme:

"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue."
If he had set off a year later, we'd have been saying, "In 1493, Columbus sailed the boundless sea." Or in 1494, he'd "seek the foreign shore". I have no idea what he would have done in 1495; stayed home, probably. Queen Isabella would probably have lost interest by then....
 
I am interested. I have been in Seville because of the opera, "The Barber of Seville." Furthermore, let's not forget that "good ole" school rhyme:

"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue."
Me too, very interested PJ, having been taught all about him in History at school...... and also I too have been in Seville....
 
Christopher Columbus' final resting place.

The team spent 20 years performing a DNA analysis on human bones found buried in Spain's Seville Cathedral, confirming with 'absolute certainty' they belonged to the explorer who died in 1506.
I was stationed for two years a short drive from Seville’s Cathedral. An awesome sight on the floor of the Cathedral was the casket of Columbus carried on the shoulders of four Spanish Kings and Queens.
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BTW - The Spanish believe that Columbus was the son of Jewish parents forced to flee Spain after an Islamic invasion. Columbus returned to Spain to recruit a crew for his voyage of exploration.
 
1492 was in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, so if Columbus was Jewish, he must have converted to Catholicism or he would have suffered the fate of heathens who failed to behave properly. Here is some footage...
 
1492 was in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, so if Columbus was Jewish, he must have converted to Catholicism or he would have suffered the fate of heathens who failed to behave properly. Here is some footage...
I was stationed in Rota Spain, South of Seville, for two years. It was the belief of Spaniards that I talked to, and I believe a common belief of Spaniards at the time, that Columbus‘s Jewish predecessors had fled Spain following the incursion of Muslims into the South of Spain. Interestingly the Cathedral of Seville was built on the remains of an Islamic structure and still had a paved ramp leading up into a tower. The ramp allowed a previous Islamic ruler to ride his horse to the top of the tower.
 
I think it’s cool when they positively identify remains of famous or infamous historical figures. Finding the remains of Richard III was interesting to me. The world is also awash with body parts of Saint This-and-That. I think that Mary Magdalene’s skull is supposedly paraded around somewhere, which is kind of gruesome, when you think about it…but hey, Halloween’s coming, right folks? 🙀

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Thinking about this discovery all day yesterday, even telling my grandson about it, who didn't know what I was talking about; even making it the focus of my telehealth meeting with psychiatric person who dispenses my meds.

This is one of the most important discoveries of my life. Turned everything on its head as far as I'm concerned.

So, when are the Italians going to give up Christopher Columbus? While waiting for my ride home yesterday, which is a story in itself, I saw a young girl returning from parade, waving an American flag on one side, an Italian flag on its other side. Italians, get it through your heads--You are Finished in this story of European exploration that "discovered" America. You are OUT of this, and I wonder how long it will take to sink in.

Awesome discovery, awesome, thanks so much @hollydolly for bringing this to all our attentions!
 


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