Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish Jew, according to a new documentary
Christopher Columbus landing in America with the Piuzon Brothers bearing flags and crosses, 1492.

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

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