People visit the mausoleum of Christopher Columbus in the cathedral of Seville, Spain, October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo
MADRID (Reuters) - The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.
Several countries have argued over the origins and the final burial place of the divisive figure who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s onward, opening the way for the European conquest of the Americas.
