Manuel Rosa
The ethnic or national origin of explorer Christopher Columbus (1450 or 1451 – 1506) has been a source of speculation and hypotheses since the 19th century. The consensus among historians is that Columbus's family was from the coastal region of Liguria, that he was born and spent his boyhood and early youth in Genoa, the capital of the Republic of Genoa, and that he subsequently lived in Savona, where his father Domenico moved in 1470. Much evidence derives from documents concerning Columbus's immediate family connections in Genoa. His claimed Genoese origin was not controversial during his lifetime or among his contemporaries.
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