DNA from bones said to belong to the explorer were analyzed by forensic scientists to confirm his identity and where he came from.
Human remains in Seville, Spain, have been definitively identified as those of Christopher Columbus after more than 20 years of DNA analysis by forensic scientists.The team also investigated Columbus' birthplace. While it has often been identified as Genoa, Italy, there are other theories about where he came from, and the forensic scientists used DNA analysis to find this out.
Analysis started up again in the past few years, and technological advancements have led to more conclusive results—that the remains are, in fact, Columbus—and enabled the scientists to ask further questions. Among them is: Where did Columbus come from?Theories about his birthplace span 25 different places in Europe, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, England, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Hungary, Croatia and Ireland. Some have even suggested that Columbus may have been Jewish.
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