A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific ...

President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to recognize Oct. 14 as Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus, the 15th-century explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa (now part of the ...

Columbus, an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa, died aged 55 in 1506. Passing in the northwest Spanish city of Valladolid, he wished to be buried on the island of Hispaniola ...

According to the study, approximately 200,000 Jews lived in Spain during the Middle Ages, while the Republic of Genoa — the most widely accepted birthplace of the navigator — had no more than 15,000.

King Charles given rare Sydney honour after ‘snub’ as Kate Middleton issues powerful tribute - Sydney Opera House will be lit ...

The apparent discovery has sparked a row in Genoa, Italy, northwest Italy ... in the face of a longstanding claim by the Dominican Republic to be the resting place of Columbus.

With the Republic of Ireland's next away game against England, it was fitting to bump into the legendary Ray Houghton at Athens airport on Monday afternoon.

Spanish scientists said they will reveal details of the nationality of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus on Saturday ...

Columbus, an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa, died in 1506. Since his death, the remains have been moved several times, with some experts claiming the explorer had previously ...

The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, ...

A new scientific study reveals the final resting place of the navigator and colonizer. The mystery of his origins and resting ...