Historian to Reveal Columbus Identity at Chicago’s Copernicus Center
History of America's Discovery turned upside-down by new research: Columbus was not Italian and didn't discover America. Columbus's voyage was a political plot planned by Portugal and meant to deceive the Spanish Queen Isabel, sworn enemy of King John II of Portugal, whom she had tried to assassinate in 1484, as exposed in a new Polish language book, KOLUMB. Historia Nieznana, (COLUMBUS. Unknown History).
Chicago, IL, November 09, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Chicago’s Joseph Conrad Yacht Club would like to invite you to join "The Secret Identity of Columbus: Peasant to Viceroy in 33 days" held this Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 6:30pm, at the Royal Hall of the Copernicus Center in Chicago where the short film “Kolumb jest nasz” will also be shown.
This controversial presentation by author and historian, Manuel Rosa, unveils the polemic identity of the famous Christopher Columbus. After the lecture, participants will be able to purchase an autographed and personalized copy of his book, KOLUMB. Historia Nieznana, published this May in the Polish language.
"Will Christopher Columbus's picture soon adorn the walls of Lithuanian-American, Polish-American, and Portuguese-American institutions as well as private homes of people of this background?" questioned the organizers of a similar talk held last month at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Mr. Rosa's research suggests that it should. During his presentation, historical evidence will be presented indicating that the man credited with discovering America was not the son of a humble weaver from Genoa, Italy, but rather a nobleman born in Portuguese Madeira and a Prince, fathered by exiled Polish King Wladislaw III, a member of the Lithuanian Jagiellonian Dynasty.
In his book, Manuel Rosa takes us on a historical journey into the true origins of Columbus and his reasons for the 1492 Voyage of Discovery. While some look at the new theory with skepticism, others have bestowed on it considerable praise. His presentation at the Portuguese Academy of History, on May 16, 2012, had a house full to capacity with members of the academic community who later described his 21 years of research as "a serious look at the truth, well-substantiated and worthy of praise."
Similarly, his latest book (published in Portugal, Spain and Poland) received accolades from many Portuguese academics, including Professor Manuela Mendonça, president of the Portuguese Academy of History, and Professor Joaquim Veríssimo Serrão, ex-president of the same organization, who wrote in the Preface that Mr. Rosa's work is a "serious and diligent look at Columbus’s life."
Despite all the attention that his rewrite of Columbus’s biography is receiving, Manuel Rosa did not start out as a historian. Born on the island of Pico in the Azores, he immigrated to Somerville, Massachusetts in 1973 with his parents and, like other children across the world, learned in school that the man who "sailed the ocean blue" was a peasant Italian without schooling. But in 1991, while working on the English translation of a book on Columbus, he became aware of the controversy over Columbus's identity.
Because of his Portuguese background, he immediately noticed something irreconcilable with the official account. Mr. Rosa realized the name “Christopher Columbus” and the Italian “Cristoforo Colombo” were mistranslations of “Cristóvam Colón,” the discoverer's original name. Overnight history became his passion. Since 1991, Manuel Rosa has dedicated most of his free time and countless other resources to a scientific investigation into the life of Columbus. This historical investigation has taken him to the Dominican Republic, to Poland, and many places in between, in a relentless quest for the truth about the identity of the putative discoverer of America.
By reviewing countless documents, ancient chronicles and manuscripts, and taking an active involvement in the DNA studies of Columbus's bones at the University of Granada, Spain, Mr. Rosa was able to disprove the official narrative as nothing more than a fairytale which was based on repeated misinterpretations of the original facts.
Mr. Rosa's sensational findings include documents revealed for the first time in 500 years and have been announced in major TV and newspapers worldwide, including the New York Daily and the Daily Telegraph and resulted in the publication of two academic books published in several European countries. He has lectured at numerous Portuguese, US, Spanish and Polish schools and universities, as well as the prestigious historical societies such as Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Museo de Colon, Valladolid, Spain and Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, USA.
“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 in a new book,” wrote Matt Cantor.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about these history-changing facts as well as your chance to have Mr. Rosa answer other burning questions about Columbus’s false discovery of America.
This controversial presentation by author and historian, Manuel Rosa, unveils the polemic identity of the famous Christopher Columbus. After the lecture, participants will be able to purchase an autographed and personalized copy of his book, KOLUMB. Historia Nieznana, published this May in the Polish language.
"Will Christopher Columbus's picture soon adorn the walls of Lithuanian-American, Polish-American, and Portuguese-American institutions as well as private homes of people of this background?" questioned the organizers of a similar talk held last month at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Mr. Rosa's research suggests that it should. During his presentation, historical evidence will be presented indicating that the man credited with discovering America was not the son of a humble weaver from Genoa, Italy, but rather a nobleman born in Portuguese Madeira and a Prince, fathered by exiled Polish King Wladislaw III, a member of the Lithuanian Jagiellonian Dynasty.
In his book, Manuel Rosa takes us on a historical journey into the true origins of Columbus and his reasons for the 1492 Voyage of Discovery. While some look at the new theory with skepticism, others have bestowed on it considerable praise. His presentation at the Portuguese Academy of History, on May 16, 2012, had a house full to capacity with members of the academic community who later described his 21 years of research as "a serious look at the truth, well-substantiated and worthy of praise."
Similarly, his latest book (published in Portugal, Spain and Poland) received accolades from many Portuguese academics, including Professor Manuela Mendonça, president of the Portuguese Academy of History, and Professor Joaquim Veríssimo Serrão, ex-president of the same organization, who wrote in the Preface that Mr. Rosa's work is a "serious and diligent look at Columbus’s life."
Despite all the attention that his rewrite of Columbus’s biography is receiving, Manuel Rosa did not start out as a historian. Born on the island of Pico in the Azores, he immigrated to Somerville, Massachusetts in 1973 with his parents and, like other children across the world, learned in school that the man who "sailed the ocean blue" was a peasant Italian without schooling. But in 1991, while working on the English translation of a book on Columbus, he became aware of the controversy over Columbus's identity.
Because of his Portuguese background, he immediately noticed something irreconcilable with the official account. Mr. Rosa realized the name “Christopher Columbus” and the Italian “Cristoforo Colombo” were mistranslations of “Cristóvam Colón,” the discoverer's original name. Overnight history became his passion. Since 1991, Manuel Rosa has dedicated most of his free time and countless other resources to a scientific investigation into the life of Columbus. This historical investigation has taken him to the Dominican Republic, to Poland, and many places in between, in a relentless quest for the truth about the identity of the putative discoverer of America.
By reviewing countless documents, ancient chronicles and manuscripts, and taking an active involvement in the DNA studies of Columbus's bones at the University of Granada, Spain, Mr. Rosa was able to disprove the official narrative as nothing more than a fairytale which was based on repeated misinterpretations of the original facts.
Mr. Rosa's sensational findings include documents revealed for the first time in 500 years and have been announced in major TV and newspapers worldwide, including the New York Daily and the Daily Telegraph and resulted in the publication of two academic books published in several European countries. He has lectured at numerous Portuguese, US, Spanish and Polish schools and universities, as well as the prestigious historical societies such as Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Museo de Colon, Valladolid, Spain and Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, Chicago, USA.
“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 in a new book,” wrote Matt Cantor.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about these history-changing facts as well as your chance to have Mr. Rosa answer other burning questions about Columbus’s false discovery of America.
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