[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, I'd not seen that one. I've seen him claimed by Italy (Syracuse NY has a big huge monument to Columbus, erected by the Italian community there), and far and away the consensus is that he came from Genoa. But I've seen him claimed by several other Italian towns, by the Basques in Iberia, and by the Jews:

Columbus's Medinah?
Calgary Jewish Free Press

As we shall see in a moment, however, there has been some weighty scholarly debate over the possibility that Columbus, though undeniably a devout and zealous Catholic, might also have been the proud descendant of Spanish Jews. Ironically, this view has been championed by some patriotic Spaniards, who would rather have him a Spanish Jew than an Italian gentile.

The first time I saw this claim was in a semi-humorous book, "The Jewish Connection" but it appears also (via a quote of the above quoted page) on a site called "Jew Watch", and one can guess where its interests lie. :'D

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Christopher Columbus's Jewish roots by Jane Frances Amler 1991 find nearest library copy

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[Destro]

The Discovery Channel show indicated that CC's DNA did not show a Jewish connection. But that is all they proved pretty much.