"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Christopher Columbus, whose real name was Cristoforo Colombo, was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, ...

Was Christopher Columbus really from Genoa, in Italy? Or was he Spanish? Or, as some other theories have it, was he Portuguese or Croatian or even Polish? A definitive answer to the question of where ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., issued a Columbus Day proclamation Monday honoring the legacy of Christopher Columbus and claiming those who "defame" the Italian explorer are trying to portray the United ...

When Christopher Columbus sailed westward from Spain in 1492, he did not expect to find paradise. He was looking for a shortcut to Asia, a new route for spices and gold. Instead, he stumbled onto ...

Across the United States, many celebrate Columbus Day, a controversial federal holiday observed every year on the second Monday in October. It was named after Christopher Columbus, the man credited ...

NEW YORK — An explorer who believes he’s found the wreckage of Christopher Columbus’ flagship vessel off the coast of Haiti said Wednesday that the ship has been looted and needs to be excavated ...