Daily Mail News – Science & Tech
By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR
Published: 09:19 EDT, 14 May 2026 | Updated: 17:16 EDT, 14 May 2026
A new DNA analysis of remains belonging to several direct descendants of Christopher Columbus may have uncovered a history-changing truth about the explorer’s origins.
For centuries, historians have believed the explorer was born in Genoa, Italy, rising from humble beginnings to persuade the Catholic Monarchs to finance what many considered an impossible voyage across the Atlantic.
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