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.

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.

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

Specialists criticize the absence of scientific evidence in the RTVE documentary featuring forensic expert José Antonio Lorente, who has not published any analysis since the exhumation in 2003 of the

The research, led by Spanish scientists suggests Christopher Columbus concealed Sephardic Jewish roots to escape persecution.

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 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 supposedly puts to rest the long-running debate about Columbus’s ancestry.

Christopher Columbus was likely Jewish, Spanish researchers have announced in a splashy new documentary aired on Spain’s national broadcaster on Saturday. According to the documentary, the researchers spent 22 years researching Columbus’ national origins before concluding that bones buried in a Seville cathedral are in fact the famed explorer’s — and that his DNA suggests that he likely came from a Jewish family.

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.