Theories have ranged from the 15th-century explorer being a Spanish Jew or a Greek, to Basque, Portuguese or British.

Several countries disputed origins of Columbus, the divisive explorer who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s ...

Spanish scientists have used DNA analysis to uncover the true origin of Christopher Columbus, claiming he was a Sephardic Jew ...

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

A new study led by Spanish scientists has revealed that Christopher Columbus may have been of Sephardic Jewish origin, ...

Christopher Columbus was likely Jewish ... a Yeshiva University professor who has written about Sephardic Jews of the era, told the Jewish News Syndicate after the documentary aired.

With Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day both falling on Monday, will any businesses or services be open on the holiday? President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated it as a national ...

Columbus Day, also called Indigenous Peoples Day, may be a federal holiday, but it's also one of the nation's most inconsistently celebrated days, according to Pew Research. Even though the event ...

This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Monday marks Columbus Day, a federal holiday commemorating the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the ...

Following the new scientific study by the University of Granada revealing the final resting place of Christopher Columbus, it has been concluded that Christopher Columbus was Spanish and Jewish.

Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1934, designated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It has been observed as a federal holiday on the second Monday of October since 1971. However, many ...