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

DNA analysis reveals Christopher Columbus' true identity, uncovering his Spanish-Jewish roots and solving a centuries-old mystery.

A 20-year DNA study by Spanish scientists suggests Christopher Columbus may have been a Spanish and Jewish, born in Valencia instead of Genoa. This theory challenges traditional beliefs.

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

The findings, revealed in a new documentary which aired this weekend on Spanish television, claim that the explorer hid his true identity to avoid religious persecution in Europe.View on euronews

The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery. Several countries have argued over the origins and the final burial place of the divisive figure who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s onward,

The broadcast of the documentary 'Colón DNA' about the research by forensic expert José A. Lorente has sparked a great debate. The genetic evidence pointing to the navigator not being Genoese and manipulating his origin has not yet been published.