Oksamis t1_ixh196y wrote on November 23, 2022 at 11:30 AM

Surly all that would prove was his ancestry, not necessarily where he was born

malthar76 t1_ixh2bm7 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 11:44 AM

Not an expert, but I believe there are tests that look for certain proportions of isotopes found in food and water unique to local population from a specific era.

artaig t1_ixh3mag wrote on November 23, 2022 at 11:59 AM

This is tricky, as Columbus was indeed in Galicia for a time. What they try to link (proove) is Columbus parentage with an attested Columbus (Colón) family that lived for a time (since recorded at least) in a particular area of Galicia.

The start of this trend of "Columbus was Galician" stem from his writings, in alleged Galician. I myself think it's in reality "(Mediterranean) Lingua Franca", a sort of common words and grammar from all Romance languages mostly spoken by sailors. Galician, with extremely conservative Latin elements, may be considered the closest one.

TywinDeVillena t1_ixh9ac4 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Columbus, like any good sailor or merchant at that day and age, could communicate in every language, but didn't speak any language well. Though there is no proof, it is a perfectly safe guess to assume he was fairly acquainted with "sabir".

DaddyCatALSO t1_ixknrrr wrote on November 24, 2022 at 3:51 AM

I can imagine that auxiliary goe s back that far and farther

Punaholic t1_ixhyivi wrote on November 23, 2022 at 4:08 PM

I have been to the cathedral where Columbus in entombed, if memory serves, one of his relatives - I think maybe his father is also entombed there. The tour guide indicated to us that prior genetic testing had confirmed the family linkage. So, a less historical tomb is also available for confirmational genetic testing.