DNA analysis of the 15th-century explorer showed his Jewish origin, something he concealed during a time in which Jews were being persecuted

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

Forensic scientist Jose Antonio Lorente has asserted the “absolute reliability” of his latest claim: Christopher Columbus’ remains are in a tomb at the Seville Cathedral in Spain.

In 2003, José Antonio Lorente, professor of forensic medicine at Granada University, and the historian Marcial Castro, exhumed what were believed to the remains of Columbus from Seville cathedral to take DNA samples. They also took DNA from the bones of his son, Hernando, and brother, Diego.

Scientists have ‘definitively’ proved identity of remains – with navigator’s precise origins to be revealed

A new scientific study reveals the final resting place of the navigator and colonizer. The mystery of his origins and resting place will be detailed in a forthcoming documentary, 'Columbus’s DNA: The True Ancestry' - out this weekend.

Many historians have been fascinated by the idea that Columbus might have hidden his Jewish heritage to avoid persecution by Spain's Catholic monarchs.

Scientists have conclusively proven that the remains of Christopher Columbus are indeed entombed in Seville Cathedral, settling a long-standing mystery surrounding the explorer's final resting place.

Scientists have confirmed that the remains of the legendary explorer Christopher Columbus have been found after 500 years.

After Columbus' body was moved several times after his death, a hunt was started to locate the navigator's remains with some scholars claiming he was laid to rest in the Dominican Republic before the