Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals - The 15th century explorer was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish DNA experts reveal

Theories have ranged from the 15th-century explorer being a Spanish Jew or a Greek, to Basque, Portuguese or British.

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.