Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a <a target=_blank href= ...

A Spanish documentary extolling the virtues of the country's conquest of the Americas now showing in Mexico has added fuel to ...

Spanish scientists are set to disclose Christopher Columbus's origins through DNA analysis, addressing a historical debate.

Forensic scientist Jose Antonio Lorente has asserted the “absolute reliability” of his latest claim: Christopher Columbus’ ...

In an extraordinary breakthrough that unravels a centuries-old mystery, scientists have confirmed the final resting place of ...

Columbus passed away in 1506 in an area that today comprises Spain. But his remains were taken to present-day Haiti and the ...

Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher Columbus, and scientists who announced the ...

When Columbus arrived in America ... A few years after the “discovery” of America, the conquest began. In 1494 Spain and ...

In 2003, José Antonio Lorente, professor of forensic medicine at Granada University, and the historian Marcial Castro, ...

DNA testing has confirmed that the remains in a Spanish cathedral belong to the explorer, but his exact origins are still ...

DNA from bones said to belong to the explorer were analyzed by forensic scientists to confirm his identity and where he came ...

The first encounter between Aztec emperor Montezuma and conquistador Hernando Cortés took place on Nov. 8, 1519—the latter ...