One of the great enigmas of humanity, along with the electricity bill and who Jack the Ripper was, is the origin of Christopher Columbus. In this flourishing era of fierce legendary roses, nothing seems acceptable except that we Spaniards have come to this world to beautify and civilize it. For nationalism Spanish (with j) of Genoese: we had enough that Américo Vespucio, another Italian, although declared a native of the kingdoms of Castile and León by Queen Juana I, stole the name of the continent from us.
In truth, there is no mystery more inextricable than that of this universal historical figure. “The great escapist,” calls him the historian Alfonso Carlos Sanz Núñez, defender of the theory of Castilian origin.
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