The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, ...

For many years, guides leading visitors on tours of Jewish history in Spain have shared rumors that Christopher Columbus was ...

New DNA research has revealed that Christopher Columbus, who accidentally discovered the Americas, was a Sephardic Jew.

In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a federal holiday at the urging of prominent Italian American ...

A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western ...

Spanish scientists said they will reveal details of the nationality of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus on Saturday ...

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific ...

More than five centuries after he re-shaped history by opening up the New World to European exploration, scientists say they ...

DNA experts concluded that Columbus was not originally a Genoese sailor, as previously thought, but instead came from a ...

Believed that the most likely origin was the Spanish Mediterranean arc or the Balearic Islands. The documentary broadcast on ...

A groundbreaking new documentary titled Colón ADN. Su verdadero origen, which aired on RTVE, has reignited debate over the ...