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Granada (Spain): Christopher Columbus, the great explorer who set out to discover India in the 15th century, reached the Caribbean islands in the Atlantic Ocean and changed the history of the world. America opened the way for the exploration of continents.
Regarding this great traveler, forensic expert Jose Antonio Llorente of the University of Granada, Spain, and historian Marcial Castro have recently said that this great man was a Sephardic-Jewish. It is possible that due to the yoke imposed on the Jews in Europe at that time, they might have hidden their true identity.
He was greatly supported by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel of Spain with money and ships. But this royal couple was a staunch opponent of Jews and Muslims. That is why both scholars are of the opinion that Columbus may have hidden his Sephardic-Jewish identity. He may have introduced himself to the royal couple as a native of Genoa, Italy.
While giving this information, BBC says that according to scientists, Columbus might have been born in Western Europe. He was born in the southern Spanish port of Valencia, but hid his Jewish identity and converted to Catholicism, possibly to avoid anti-Semitism at the time. This research, as well as DNA testing on the bones of his body buried in the grounds of Seville Cathedral in Spain, clearly prove that he was Sephardic.
Actually, research about Columbus was going on since 2003. The result of which is being revealed by the Spanish media. TV EA announced the date as October 12 on Saturday. Coincidentally, this great explorer reached the island in the Caribbean Sea on the same day, which is celebrated as Spain's National Day.