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gneccofes t1_ixil826 wrote
Reply to comment by belokas in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
He wrote in his will that he was born in Genoa
gneccofes t1_ixil4r2 wrote
Reply to comment by Jesus_Tyrone in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
He literally wrote in his will that he was born in Genoa
gneccofes t1_ixiksfc wrote
Reply to comment by Pleasant_Skill2956 in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
Italy didn't exist at the time and his real name was Cristoffa Corombo. Cristoforo Colombo is the Italian translation
gneccofes t1_ixjnlbw wrote
Reply to comment by Pleasant_Skill2956 in Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory. Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain by ArtOak
What you said is simply untrue. Columbus would've never identified as an Italian, he identified as a Genoese. His native tongue was Genoese, hence his original name was Cristoffa Corombo. Cristoforo Colombo is the Italian translation.