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#52968 - 09/06/02 08:13 AM Re: Proof: Cristobal Colón was from Spain, not from Genova
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Wait, the Soup Nazi is Catalan? And he discovered America and butchered the natives? Wow you can learn a lot on this board.

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#52969 - 09/06/02 07:52 PM Re: Proof: Cristobal Colón was from Spain, not from Genova
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[/QUOTE] Wait, the Soup Nazi is Catalan
Heyyyyyy, leave the most advanced part of Spain alone. Without the Catalans, where would Spain be?Donkeys and dirt roads come to mind. je je je wink

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#52970 - 09/18/02 07:43 PM Re: Proof: Cristobal Colón was from Spain, not from Genova
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So... back to the topic:
Here's an extract from today's Metro newspaper:

"Un equipo de investigadores exhumó ayer los restos de Diego Colón, hermano pequeño de Cristóbal Colón, para realizar pruebas de ADN, compararlas con los restos del almirante conservados en Sevilla y la República Dominicana, y determinar cuál es la verdadera tumba.

Los restos de Diego, que falleció en 1511, fueron descubiertos en 1930 en el jardín de una fábrica de cerámicas en Santiponce, Sevilla, cuyo propietario compró, y hasta ayer no fueron cedidos a la ciencia para analizarlos. Las muestras de ADN aclararán si Diego y el descubridor de América eran hermanos por parte de padre, o si Cristóbal Colón era hijo bastardo del príncipe Carlos de Viana.

"Estos son los huesos más interesantes de todos, porque determinarán, no sólo dónde está enterrado Colón, sino que irán más allá y nos dirán si era originario de Génova o de Mallorca", dijo el historiador Marcial Castro, el director del proyecto, a los periodistas. Además, los restos de Diego Colón permitirán conocer con total seguridad si la verdadera tumba del almirante es la que se halla en Sevilla o si, en cambio, es la de Santo Domingo"

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#52971 - 09/18/02 07:57 PM Re: Proof: Cristobal Colón was from Spain, not from Genova
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To sum up in English:

Yesterday, the remainings of Diego Colón, Cristóbal Colón's brother, were exhumed. The aim is testing his DNA and comparing it to Cristobal's DNA, this way scientists will know which of both graves (Sevilla or Santo Domingo) contains his remainings. They will also know whether Diego and Cristóbal had the same father or Cristóbal was Prince Carlos de Viana's bastard son.
Finally, Marcial castro, director of the project, afirms that these test will determine Cristóbal's origin (Genova or Mallorca).

I heard the idea of Cristóbal Colón being Spanish from two friends with a history degree. They told me that, at university, several teachers supported this theory. It wasn't clear that Colón was from Genova.

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