Friday, January 29, 2016

Historian Questions Italian Birthplace of Christopher Columbus


Historian Questions Italian Birthplace of Christopher Columbus http://costaricabookings.com/historian-questions-italian-birthplace-of-christopher-columbus/ )


Christopher ColumbusNew York, Oct 19 (EFE). – Portuguese historian Manuel Rosa, a specialist in studies about Christopher Columbus, again casts doubt on the traditional account that the great navigator was born in Italy, and says he has found convincing evidence to the contrary.
In a new article published by the e-Spanish Legal History Review, Rosa says the testament of Columbus on which the official theory is based is a forgery.
“The importance of the article is the evidence it contains that the so-called testament of 1498 was a forgery issued 90 years after Columbus died,” the historian told EFE.
“I have discovered that the suspect document was contested at the time by the Spanish justice system itself, which ruled that the document was worth about as much as a blank piece of paper,” Rosa said.
“The discovery casts doubt on everything that has been written about Columbus up to now. The history of Columbus as it has been related to us is false,” the historian said.
This new information about Columbus provides a firmer foundation for Rosa’s theory that the man sent by the Catholic monarchs to explore a new route to India was not Italian.
“Columbus was born in Madeira (Portugal) and was in fact the son of Polish King Wladyslaw III, who fled to Madeira after fighting the Turks in the battle of Varna, where many people up to now thought he lost his life,” the historian said.
In Madeira, the father of Columbus supposedly lived under the name of Henrique Alemao.
Rosa, who in 2008 published “Columbus: The Story Never Told,” in which he began to deconstruct the official biography of the discoverer of America, said he was “aware” of the criticism leveled at him by some historians.
“I know they think I’m someone out to rewrite history, but I have to tell what seems to be set in stone, that the official version is false,” Rosa said.
The specialist said in his book that Christopher Columbus was secretly working for Portugal, not Spain, which he sought to distance from the rich markets of Asia with the discovery of America.
The real Columbus, according to the historian, was not an Italian commoner at the orders of the Spanish monarchy, but a man trusted by the Portuguese monarchy, which knew from the start that he was not sailing to India but to America.
Rosa told EFE he was confident that “when the book is published in English – up to now it is only available in Portuguese, Spanish, Lithuanian and Polish – the whole history of Columbus as we have known it up to now will fall apart. EFE


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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Quinnipiac University Article on Columbus

Guest Speaker: Historian Manuel Rosa discussed the life of Christopher Columbus 

We were very excited to host Mr. Rosa at Quinnipiac on Thursday, October 8th, 2015. 

His lecture on the true origins and heritage of Christopher Columbus presented new evidence that shows Columbus was not Italian, but likely Polish royalty. Mr. Rosa is the author of two books “The Columbus Mystery Revealed,” published in 2006, and “KOLUMB. Historia nieznana” (COLUMBUS. The Untold Story), a bestseller in Poland, published in 2012.

In 1991, Rosa began investigating the life of Columbus, leading him on an intellectual and physical journey through Portugal, Spain, Poland and the Dominican Republic.

He was the only Portuguese historian involved with DNA studies of Columbus’ bones at the University of Granada in Spain. His work, if accurate, will completely change the way the world things about Christopher Columbus. 


”Thanks to much historical digging, Manuel Rosa offers a fascinating look at the roots of Columbus,” said Storozynski. “His work has gained international attention. While the book has been published in several countries, it deserves to be picked up by a major American publishing house as well.” 

Friday, December 4, 2015

Manuel Rosa on Expedition Unknown, Sinking Columbus Santa Maria Fraud

Manuel Rosa and Josh Gates filming in in Haiti for Expedition Unknown, 
Sinking Columbus's Santa Maria Fraud as exposed in the book
COLUMBUS: The Untold Story


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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Historian Manuel Rosa to discuss the life of Christopher Columbus on Oct. 8,

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Historian Manuel Rosa to discuss the life of Christopher Columbus on Oct. 8

Manuel Rosa
Sept. 30, 2015 - Historian Manuel Rosa will discuss the true origin and heritage of Christopher Columbus at noon on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Carl Hansen Student Center, Room 225, 275 Mount Carmel Ave. 
Rosa's lecture, sponsored by the Central European Institute at Quinnipiac, will present new evidence that shows Columbus was not Italian, but Polish royalty. In 1991, Rosa began a scientific investigation of the life of Columbus taking him to countries, including Portugal, Spain, Poland and the Dominican Republic. He was the only Portuguese historian involved with DNA studies of Columbus' bones at the University of Granada in Spain. 
"We are very excited to host Mr. Rosa at Quinnipiac," said Christopher Ball, director of the Central European Institute. "His lecture on the true origins of Christopher Columbus looks fascinating indeed and typifies the kind of critical thinking and constant questioning we encourage here."
Rosa's first book, "The Columbus Mystery Revealed," was published in 2006. His latest book, "KOLUMB. Historia nieznana" (COLUMBUS. The Untold Story), was published in 2012 and was a bestseller in Poland. 
Alexander Storozynski, distinguished scholar and Polish chair of the Central European Institute, said, "Thanks to much historical digging, Manuel Rosa offers a fascinating look at the roots of Columbus. His work has gained international attention. While the book has been published in several countries, it deserves to be picked up by a major American publishing house a well." 
Rosa is the recipient of the 1976 Boston Globe's Art Merit Award and the Lockheed Martin Lightning Award. He currently works at Duke University. 
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call 203-582-8652.
The Central European Institute builds bridges between the United States and the nations of Central Europe by fostering relationships in academics, business and culture.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Christopher Columbus was Polish Royalty!

Christopher Columbus was
Polish Royalty!
Christopher Columbus’ origins have long been shrouded in mystery – was he Italian?  Spanish? Greek?  None of the above:
In fact, his father was a Polish king, argues Columbus expert Manuel Rosa. 
Rosa holds that the adventurer’s father was King Vladislav III,  who was not killed at the 1444 Battle of Varna, as thought. 
Instead, old Portuguese documents support Rosa’s theory that  King Vladislav went into secret exile, married a Portuguese noblewoman,  and had a son who, argues Rosa, went on to become known as Columbus. 
Columbus lied about his own identity to protect his father’s real identity. 



Lecture Free to the Public

NEW FACTS
DISCOVERED
DON’t MISS It!


After 24 years of research and with five academic books published, Manuel Rosa sets out the case that conventional 
understanding of Columbus’ history is not only misleading but utilizes false documents in support of an invented 
Fairy Tale about a genoese wool-weaver.




THE POLISH AMERICAN BUSINESS CLUB, 
THE POLISH INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 
and PSFCU 

cordially invite to a book signing and a lecture by Manuel Rosa titled:

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WAS
POLISH, NOT ITALIAN!

WHEN: OCTOBER 9, 2015 @ 6:30pm

WHERE: NOWY DZIENNIK (Polish Daily News)
70 Outwater Lane, STE 401, Garfield, NJ 07026

: Just in time for 2015 Columbus Day in America...


Mr. Rosa’s 24-year investigation unearthed unknown facts regarding historical documents discovered in various countries, the information that the supposedly Italian Columbus did not even use Italian in his letters, not even to his brothers. Add to this the sheer impossibility of a peasant Columbus being able to marry into the socially-superior nobility in Portugal plus have direct access to several monarchs in order to carry out his quest and it becomes apparent how the history we learned was not accurate. In short, academics now are forced to acknowledge that the Discoverer of America was no simple wool-weaver’s son from Genoa.
According to Mr. Rosa’s research, Columbus was in fact the son of a Portuguese noblewoman, and the mysterious Henrique
Alemao, a false Portuguese name utilized by none other than Wladyslaw III, former King of Poland who lived incognito on the Portuguese Island of Madeira.


Another nutty that Christopher Columbus is guilty of a huge fraud carried out over two decades.” - James T. McDonough, Jr., Ph.D. Professor for 31 years at St. Joseph’s University.


Mr. Rosa’s tenacity as an investigative historian results in an undeniable case for Columbus being a highly skilled, international spy whose real identity and mission is, only now, coming to light," said Thom McNamara, production executive, who is adapting the script for Chelsea Multi-Media. "We believe this will be a blockbuster, thriller film that will reveal the surprisingly sophisticated world of fifteenth century, geopolitical espionage."

ABOUT MANUEL ROSA:
Manuel Rosa is a Portuguese-American historian and author who emigrated from the Azores to the Boston area in 1973 with his parents. In his early professional life he was employed as a graphic artist working on books and national magazines including Atlantic Monthly and Boston Magazine and currently works at Duke University. He is also a recipient of the 1976 Boston Globe’s Art Merit Award and the Lockheed Martin Lightning Award. 
For the last 24 years, Mr. Rosa has investigated and searched out the facts concerning the Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America utilizing a non-biased scientific approach that has taken him to Portugal, Spain, Dominican Republic, Poland and many places in-between in a relentless pursuit of the truth. e new information he garnered about Christopher Columbus resulted in the publishing of his first book in 2006, O Mistério Colombo Revelado in Portugal, followed by Colón. La Historia nunca contada published in Spain. 
In May 2012, Kolumb. Historia Nieznana became a bestseller in Poland and in February 2014 “Kolumbas.  Atskleistoji istorija” was published in Lithuania. 


LECTURE SPONSORED BY:

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WAS NOT ITALIAN BUT POLISH ROYALTY, NEW EVIDENCE


New Evidence that 

COLUMBUS WAS 
POLISH ROYALTY,
 NOT ITALIAN 

to be presented this October!

The Central European Institute invites 
you to a fascinating lecture on the true 
origin and heritage of Christopher 
Columbus by Manuel Rosa:  

"New evidence shows Columbus was not Italian but Polish royalty"
Come learn something the textbooks never mentioned! 

Two Lectures this October 8th in Connecticut

12:00 p.m. at
Quinnipiac University
275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518 
Carl Hansen Student Center: Room 225



6:00 p.m. at

Polish National Home: 
60 Charter Oak Avenue, 
Pulaski Plaza, Hartford, CT 06106 

Lectures Free to the Public.

Friday, August 21, 2015

Lies, Forgeries, and False History - False Last Will of Columbus

A will without a way. A critical review of how the Christopher Columbus Mayorazgo of 1498 continues to perpetrate a fraud against historians and history. (RI §416163)



ABSTRACT

The Last Will and Testament of Christopher Columbus dated 1498, known as the Mayorazgo (Majorat), materialized in Spain decades after the discoverer died. The document was presented during the Columbus inheritance lawsuit by an Italian imposter named Balthazar Colombo who was not a family relation. The document includes the statement “being I born in Genoa,” which has been utilized as the crucial proof that the Discoverer of America was born in Genoa, Italy. However, neither the contents of the Mayorazgo nor the circumstances of its creation pass scientific scrutiny. It turns out to be a fraudulent document invented by Balthazar Colombo in his shameless effort to steal from the discoverer’s legitimate heirs the immense inheritance of the Dukedom of Veragua, Admiral of the Indies and Marquis of Jamaica.


I. Colón vs. Colombo: planting the seeds of deceit. II. The Problematic Mayorazgo of 1498. III. Wronged Historians.


Keywords:  Christopher Columbus Last WillMajorat of 1498Balthazar Colombo as impostorColumbus Inheritance LawsuitSuccession to the House of VeraguaFraud and Forgery in Medieval TribunalsCredibility of the Raccolta ColombianaLegal Battles of the Admiral of IndiesMisgivings of Genoese ColumbusColón vs. Colombo vs. Columbus.