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Christopher Columbus: Light shed on his origins by Spanish researchers – He was Spanish and Jewish

New findings based on research that spanned over 20 years suggest that Christopher Columbus was likely of Spanish and Sephardic Jewish descent, according to a new genetic study conducted by Spanish scientists, aiming to solve a five-century-old mystery.

'Mustang' second best in Seminci Film Festival

French-Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven's film "Mustang" has won four awards at the 60th International Seminci Film Festival in Valladolid, Spain. 

The awards included the second award of the festival, the Silver Spike, as well as the International Foreign Press Award, the Young Seminci Award and the Viewers Award.