DNA testing has confirmed that the remains in a Spanish cathedral belong to the explorer, but his exact origins are still unknown.
A team of researchers that has spent years testing remains to determine the final resting place of Christopher Columbus say the explorer’s remains are in a cathedral in Seville, Spain.
Now, a team of scientists in Spain say that an incomplete set of remains in Seville’s cathedral are that of the 15th-century explorer. The team DNA-tested samples of the remains in the tomb as well as DNA from Columbus’ brother Diego and his son, Fernando.
But the plot thickens further; in 1877, a lead box was found in the Santo Domingo Cathedral that had written on it, “Illustrious and distinguished male, Christopher Columbus.” Inside the box were bone fragments. Now, that box is buried at a monument in Santo Domingo Este, but may need to be tested as well; as Lorente pointed out to The Guardian, both known sets of bones are incomplete. In other words, they both could belong to the main man himself.
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