Diego Colón de Toledo y Pravia, 4th Admiral of the Indies (died 28 January 1578) was a paternal grandson of
Diego Colón
Diego Columbus ( pt, Diogo Colombo; es, Diego Colón; it, Diego Colombo; 1479/1480 – February 23, 1526) was a navigator and explorer under the Kings of Castile and Aragón. He served as the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indie ...
and his wife María de Toledo y Rojas, making him a great-grandson of
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
* lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo
* es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón
* pt, Cristóvão Colombo
* ca, Cristòfor (or )
* la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...
.
He married his first cousin
Felipa Colón de Toledo, 2nd Duchess of Veragua, the second daughter and heiress of
Luis Colón de Toledo, 1st Duke of Veragua, and his first wife María de Mosquera y Pasamonte, without issue. He held the ''Almirante de las Índias'' office in her place, which she had inherited.
[http://www.geneall.net/H/tit_page.php?id=4673 Almirantes de las Índias (Admiral of the Indies)]
See also
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Dukedom of Veragua
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Pleitos colombinos
The ''Pleitos colombinos'' ("Colombian lawsuits") were a long series of lawsuits that the heirs of Christopher Columbus brought against the Crown of Castile and León in defense of the privileges obtained by Columbus for his discoveries in the N ...
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Diego
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''.
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Dukes of Spain
People of the Spanish colonial Americas
16th-century Spanish nobility
16th-century births
1578 deaths
Spanish people of Italian descent
Spanish West Indies
16th-century South American people
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