Christopher Columbus

New findings based on research that spanned over 20 years suggest that Christopher Columbus was likely of Spanish and Sephardic Jewish descent, according to a new genetic study conducted by Spanish scientists, aiming to solve a five-century-old mystery.

Spanish scientists said they will reveal details of the nationality of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.

Spanish scientists will announce details of the origins of Christopher Columbus on Saturday after using a DNA analysis technique to solve a five-century-old mystery.

A 500-year-old copy of a letter in which Christopher Columbus describes his voyage to the Americas has been returned to Spain after U.S. authorities tracked down the document, which had been stolen and replaced with a forgery years ago.

I support the argument that the American continent was explored by Muslims and not by Christopher Columbus. If the president said it, then there should be no further discussion. This is what I gathered from a street interview conducted recently.  

Prominent Turkish historian İlber Ortaylı has said the Turkish president’s comments on Muslims discovering the American continent before Christopher Columbus were “half-fantasy.”

Prominent Turkish historian İlber Ortaylı has said the Turkish president’s comments on Muslims discovering the American continent before Christopher Columbus were “half-fantasy.”

Several Islamic figures who lived long before Columbus have suggested that some Muslim sailors sailed across the Atlantic. 

After 12 years in power, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by now has established a good record of initiating unexpected controversies. Last week, he ignited yet another one, which went globally viral, by claiming, “Muslims discovered America, not Christopher Columbus.”

UNESCO on Oct. 6 scuttled claims that a wreck found off Haiti was Christopher Columbus's flagship