The documentary feature film ‘Colón ADN. His true origin’ will answer on RTVE two great enigmas about the figure of Christopher Columbus: what was his true origin and whether or not his mortal remains are in the Cathedral of Seville.
The documentary, directed by Regis Francisco López, is based on more than 20 years of scientific research led by Dr. José Antonio Lorente from the University of Granada (UGR).
In 2003, the professor of Legal and Forensic Medicine at the UGR, José Antonio Lorente, and the historian and professor Marcial Castro managed to exhume the bones of Christopher Columbus and his son Hernando from the Cathedral of Seville and those of his brother Diego (Giacomo ) of the Charterhouse of Seville. After more than 20 years of studies and hundreds of comparative DNA tests, this documentary film solves the enigma of Columbus’ origin and his burial place.
More than 25 nations and regions in Europe have claimed to be the place of origin of Christopher Columbus: Italy, Sweden, Norway, Portugal, France, England, Scotland, Hungary, Ireland, Croatia, Galicia, Castile, Catalonia, Valencia, Navarra, Mallorca …There has also been talk that he could have been a Sephardic Jew and exhausted.
Of these 25 initial proposals, there have been eight finalist theories that provide DNA evidence for comparison. After the study and comparison of bone remains of historical figures from different countries and regions of Europe, the research has culminated with conclusive results that will be revealed exclusively in ‘Colón ADN. Its true origin’.
The documentary will be presented on October 10 at the Royal National Academy of Medicine, before its premiere on RTVE.