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

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.

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

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 documentary on Spanish television claims that Christopher Columbus was actually Jewish. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman has the story.