News about Christopher Columbus

Scientists have revealed new evidence in the case of Christopher Columbus' ancestral origins after a DNA analysis claimed to find the explorer was not Italian after researching his bones.

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, Italy . Other theories range from him being a Spanish Jew or a Greek, to Basque, Portuguese or British. To solve the mystery researchers conducted a 22-year investigation, led by forensic expert Miguel Lorente, by testing tiny samples of remains buried in Seville Cathedral, long marked by authorities there as the last resting place of Columbus, though there had been rival claims that he was buried in the Dominican Republic. They compared them with those of known relatives and descendants and their findings were announced in a documentary titled 'Columbus DNA: The true origin' on Spain 's national broadcaster TVE on Saturday.

A DNA analysis on mysterious bones has revealed they belonged to Christopher Columbus who died more than 5-00 years ago. Experts have long debated his final resting place.

After bringing its product to the United Kingdom and Germany in 2023, the NFL's age of exploration continues Friday in Sao Paulo, Brazil where the Green Bay Packers will square off with the Philadelphia Eagles in the league's first game ever played in South America. And much like Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci before him, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and his cohorts are crossing the equator for financial reasons. Even for a league that generated $13 billion in national revenue last year, tapping into the world's eighth-largest economy, with a reported 38 million gridiron football fans, sounds like a good bet. But Goodell's math on the NFL's business trip to Sao Paulo ignores complicating factors facing players and fans, such as crime in the area. So is this game a step too far for the league?

For decades, Gérard Depardieu has been known as one of France 's greatest and most prolific actors, starring in hundreds of films, television productions and plays. The 75-year-old Oscar-nominated thespian has portrayed numerous historical and fictitious figures including Georges Danton, Joseph Stalin, Honoré de Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Christopher Columbus and Cyrano de Bergerac. This reputation as a French film great is perhaps only matched by his renown for impish behaviour, and over the years, the public - and Depardieu himself - have revelled in his wild excesses, including his drinking and womanising. He has over the years relieved himself in front of fellow passengers on a plane, boasted of his youth as a grave-robbing rent boy and cosied up to some of the world's most feared autocrats - including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. However, the limit of what many among the French public were willing to ascribe to his mischievous nature appeared to reach a limit when a series of women accused Depardieu of rape and sexual assault.

It is a Caribbean paradise with stunning beaches and practically guaranteed year-round sunshine. But now residents of the Cayman Islands could end up being relocated to Scotland if rising sea levels continue to threaten their homes. Environmental campaigners have submitted a report to the UK Government proposing a new 'economic town' in Scotland to house those fleeing from natural disasters on the islands. The 102-square-mile British Overseas Territory, south of Cuba, is famed for its tropical marine climate, sunshine, turquoise waters and palm tree-lined shores - while Scotland boasts 265 days of rain a year.

China's behavior is described as "completely intolerable" by Foreign Minister Lord Cameron. He should know. It was he who, as Prime Minister in the early 2010s, encouraged closer ties with Beijing. Did all that bowing and scraping win us any serious long-term advantages with Beijing, or have they just regarded our efforts with contempt, exploiting our naivety and mocking us along the way? If the new intelligence is correct, the former is certainly the latter. They look at us, see a nation of soft-bellied layabouts, a bloated service economy, and a society so lazy and ineffective that we can't even teach our own children how to use the toilet properly. They must think we're soft in the head - and frankly who can blame them?

Alyssa Grenfell, 31, who now works as an assistant principle in Austin, Texas, was raised in a 'devout Mormon family' in Utah but decided against leaving the 'controlling faith' in 2017. She has since dedicated her life to helping others 'navigate their own way out of the Mormon Church,' releasing her own 'guide' on how to Leave the Mormon Church and also posting her experiences on social media. Most recently, she spoke out against a'creepy' process that resulted in the group's baptism of people who have died, even though they weren't registered members of the faith before their deaths.

OSCAR CAINER: The success of the change-making New Moon has prompted us to take a nuanced approach today. With Mercury's links to Jupiter and Neptune still intact, and Venus adding creativity by focusing on our wants and finding realistic ways to move forward, we can get a glimpse of where newfound discoveries may lead.

Since a new addition to the country's traditional breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, mushrooms, and tomatoes was introduced, the English Breakfast Society has sparked a controversy. It's time for a fruit that grows far away from Britain's turbulent and windy climates to be revived to the classic staple, according to historians.

A new study shows that Christopher Columbus may not have brought syphilis-like diseases to the Americas. The disease is now believed to have existed in South America 2,000 years before Columbus set foot on American soil. The syphilis-like disease was found in four Brazilians' remains.

Puerto Rico, the Caribbean island about 1,000 miles south-east of Miami, has voted to become America's 51st state in recent referendums. And it may have become a reality if tumultuous US senators had not blocked it. Here's what you need to hear about this enchanting holiday destination.

Some cities in Europe are so overrun by visitors that a new term was invented to capture the phenomenon: 'overtourism.' Charges have even been levied in Barcelona and Venice, among the worst affected areas, to reduce people during peak periods, such as hotel taxes or cruise passengers. Nevertheless, there is still a way to beat the rush, especially during off-season, when flights and hotels are cheaper. Here's a look at our tour.

A hearing on a bill that would designate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day was held in Boston. The legislation seeks to'acknowledge the past of genocide and discrimination against Indigenous peoples' in schools and elsewhere in the state. Sen. Jo Comerford said at the hearing, 'This holiday will be a fitting salute to the contributions of Indigenous people in Massachusetts' past, present, and future.' Sen. Comerford of Northampton and Rep. Christine Barber of Somerville introduced the bill (H2989/S1976) to inform the public about Christopher Colombus' "racism and violence" during his trip to the Americas. In comparison to Columbus Day, Washington, D.C., and other 20 states have recognized the revived day or commemorated in lieu of Columbus Day.

The city's Cultural Affairs Committee has requested the expulsion of George Washington and Christopher Columbus, among other things from public spaces due to their links to slavery, as well as the establishment of a reparations task force. Mayor Eric Adams warned that New Yorkers face a 'financial tsunami' as a result of the cost of caring for over 10,000 new migrants a month. But they have sparked outrage among librarians, meals for senior citizens, and childcare services, which are now at risk. 'This is little more than an effort by the radical left to rewrite our country's history,' said City Councilor Joann Ariola. The Founding Fathers and those who worked so hard to build this magnificent nation should be honoured, not erased from memory,'

When Djokovic faces the Spaniard, he will be looking for his fifth Wimbledon title in a row, but fans may notice something unusual on the trophy's top.

Holidays were once in a lifetime and were a chance to unwind. If you were lucky, you'd fly off somewhere warm, hit the beach, see some sights, and return a week or two later with a tan. However, the good old fashioned sun and sand vacation don't cut it anymore for a growing and often-wealthy group. These so-called 'danger tourists' are swapping Portugal for Pyongyang and the Caribbean with Chernobyl, boosting a market that is projected to be worth a trillion dollars by 2030.

On December 4, 1872, the Mary Celeste, an American brig, was discovered derelict in the Atlantic. The sails had been launched, but a meal was still on the menu. The vessel, which was carrying crude alcohol, had sailed from New York with ten people on board and was heading for Genoa. The crew may have been killed by a huge squid or aliens, according to outlandish claims about what may have happened to them. In 1955, the MV Joyita was discovered derelict drifting 167 miles from Fiji. All of the 25 people on board were never to be discovered. In 1918, the US Cyclops disappeared north of Puerto Rico with 304 passengers on board. Various reports of criminal agents, a treacherous crew, Bolshevik participation, and even that the ship's German-born captain was a spy and had taken the ship to his mother country. During Christopher Columbus' voyage to the New World in 1492, the Santa Maria sank. Due to the fact that the Flora de Mar, which sank in 1511, is one of the most sought after missing ships due to the fact that it was packed with a precious cargo of diamonds, gold, and other treasures worth more than £1 billion. The ship is said to have sank off or near Strait of Malacca, which runs between Malaysia and Sumatra, Indonesia.

St. Kitts is a reminder that healthy things do not come in small bags. It's the smallest country in the Western Hemisphere, but it's full of pure joy, as it complements its smaller brother island of Nevis.

It's a dream destination: miles of pristine white sandy beaches lined with palm trees and surrounded by the most stunning turquoise waters.

Vikings arrived in North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus, the explorer who was often blamed for the country's discovery in 1492 has been named in a survey. Wood from five Norse sites in western Greenland that were occupied between the years 1000 and 1400 was analyzed by archaeologists from the University of Iceland. They were able to identify tree species from which several of the samples were collected, revealing that some of the samples were imported from the Americas and Europe. During the second millennium, hemlock and Jack pine trees were not grown in northern Europe, so the wood from these trees must have been sailed across the Atlantic. This contributes to various'sagas', which show that explorers imported timber from 'V'nland,' a coastal area of North America believed to be along the Gulf of St Lawrence.

Thousands of George Mason University students protested the school's decision to welcome Republican Virginia Governor James Bond. Since passing 'anti-trans' legislation, Glenn Youngkin will speak at graduation. Youngkin is scheduled to speak at the University's May 2023 commencement, but more than 7,000 students have signed a petition urging officials to reconsider their decision and staged a walk on Fairfax County University's campus.

Author Natasha Tidd tells us about Gerald of Wales, who said he knew a man on whom tiny devils appeared every time he was confronted with lies. Well, Gerald's devils would be kept busy by any reading of Tidd's insightful analysis of 2,000 years of bizarre untrue revelations. Julius Caesar's assertion that the victims of a massacre in Gaul were not killed by his troops but committed mass suicide, to the evasions surrounding the 1986 nuclear explosion in Chernobyl.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Here's another one of those stories I'm not sure if you should file under Mind: How You Go or You Couldn't Make It Up. A Viking monument and a shopping center in Jarrow are under scrutiny by Northumbria Police after suspicion that they may be connected to 'Far-Right' extremism. Officers have been participating in a study of statues and other historic sites to see if any have links to slavery or oppressive conduct,' along with South Tyneside Council. The investigation was launched two and a half years ago in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Anybody's guess what the Vikings would have to do with the murder of a black man by a rogue police officer in a city four thousand miles away on the other side of the Atlantic.