Or great uncle... matters NOT Joseph had to be related to Christ to collect his body.
The tin miner legends came from Britain. Spain had James, France had Lazarus, and with those examples I guess Britain couldn't resisting staking a claim on a New Testament figure.
Imagine that, legends come from where the 'tin mines' were located. Now where did Mary the mother of Christ go?
You didn’t answer how we know that Joseph of A. was related to Jesus.
As for Mary, I don’t know. 1st century records of her drop after the early chapters of Acts.
No. He got permission from the Romans... they didn't care a whit who got the body.
There is more than passing evidence that the British mines were known and used by the Phoenicians, and their later incarnation as th Carthaginians. It is age old shipping lane. there is even some evidence of Greek colonies as far north as Holland.
It is quite easy to consider the ships of Dan plying those same waters, especially considering the long standing trade partnership between Israel and Phoenicia. There are longstanding legends of Israeli colonies in Spain, the Coast of France, and the Isle of Brittany.