Manuel da Silva Rosa (born 1961)
at the

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file is a

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writer and independent researcher and lecturer on the life of

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

. Rosa has published several controversial books and has been featured in Polish documentaries about Columbus and several other international media outlets.

Life

Rosa was born in

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in 1961. He and his family emigrated to

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in 1973. From 2008 to 2018 he worked as an IT analyst at

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References

External links

* e-Spanish Legal History Review, N.º 21 JUNIO 2015 http://www.iustel.com/v2/revistas/detalle_revista.asp?id_noticia=416163 * e-Spanish Legal History Review, N.º 19 ENERO 2015 - http://www.iustel.com/v2/revistas/detalle_revista.asp?id_noticia=415524 {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosa, Manuel da Silva 1961 births Living people American non-fiction writers People from Pico Island Portuguese emigrants to the United States