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

More than five centuries after he re-shaped history by opening up the New World to European exploration, scientists say they are ready to reveal the truth about the origins of Christopher Columbus. The explorer reached the Americas in 1492 with the support of the Spanish Crown.

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

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

DNA experts concluded that Columbus was not originally a Genoese sailor, as previously thought, but instead came from a Jewish family of silk spinners in Valencia, Spain.

A long-standing mystery about the nationality of renowned explorer Christopher Columbus has finally been solved. According to scientists, the 15th-century explorer, whose voyage over the Atlantic in 1492 altered the path of history,

Famed explorer Christopher Columbus was likely Spanish and Jewish, according to a new genetic study conducted by Spanish scientists that aimed to shed light on a centuries-old mystery. Scientists believe the explorer,

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. Spanish researchers announced their findings in a new documentary,

Centuries after Columbus sailed the ocean blue scientists and historians are still trying to learn new things about the famed explorer - with the latest findings possibly proving a major twist to the