Medieval History
Christopher Columbus was a royal prince, son of a Portuguese noble lady and exiled Polish King W?adys?aw III, according to Columbus? new biography, COLON. La Historia Nunca Contada
(COLUMBUS. The Untold Story), by Manuel Rosa, just released in Spain.
There have been several different theories that suggest Columbus did not come from Genoa, Italy, including that he was Scottish, Catalan, and even Jewish. Manuel Rose, a researcher from Duke University, has spent 20 years working investigating this story and believes that the true identity of Christopher Columbus was hidden in order to protect his father from being discovered. It is believed that W?adys?aw III, king of Poland from 1434 and Hungary from 1440, died in 1444 at the Battle of Varna.
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Medieval History
Christopher Columbus was the son of a Polish king, historian says
Christopher Columbus was a royal prince, son of a Portuguese noble lady and exiled Polish King W?adys?aw III, according to Columbus? new biography, COLON. La Historia Nunca Contada
(COLUMBUS. The Untold Story), by Manuel Rosa, just released in Spain.There have been several different theories that suggest Columbus did not come from Genoa, Italy, including that he was Scottish, Catalan, and even Jewish. Manuel Rose, a researcher from Duke University, has spent 20 years working investigating this story and believes that the true identity of Christopher Columbus was hidden in order to protect his father from being discovered. It is believed that W?adys?aw III, king of Poland from 1434 and Hungary from 1440, died in 1444 at the Battle of Varna.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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