Christopher Columbus 'was Jewish and born in Western Europe'

Christopher Columbus was Jewish and from Western Europe, a study has found following the discovery of his remains 500 years after his death.

The origins as well as the final resting place of the 15th-century explorer who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s onward, opening the way for the European conquest of the Americas, have long been argued over among experts.

Many historians have questioned the traditional theory that Columbus came from Genoa, . Other theories range from him being a Spanish Jew or a Greek, to Basque, Portuguese or British.

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