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 ...

A new genetic study on the famed explorer Christopher Columbus was aimed at shedding light on a centuries-old mystery that ...

MADRID, Oct 13 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Christopher Columbus breakthrough as DNA study may shed light on centuries-old mystery A new genetic study on the famed explorer Christopher Columbus was aimed at shedding light on a centuries-old ...

One day before Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a decades-long genetic study revealed that explorer Christopher Columbus may have Jewish and Spanish heritage. The report, which says the explorer was ...

The famed 15th century Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, was a Sephardic Jew, according to a new study out of Spain that took more than two decades to complete. The historic disclosure ...

The findings were the result of a 20-year genetic study conducted by researchers who analyzed DNA believed to be from Columbus' remains, as well as DNA from his relatives.

An aeroplane flies past a statue of Christopher Columbus in central Madrid on August 3, 2011. [Reuters] Spanish researchers set out on Wednesday to settle the dispute over the true origins of ...

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 ...

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 ...