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Diego Columbus (Portuguese: Diogo Colombo; Spanish: Diego Colón; Italian: 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 Indies and 4th Governor of the Indies as a vassal to the Kings of Castile and ...
Diego Columbus (born 1479/80, Porto Santo, Madeira Islands—died February 23, 1526, Montalbán, Spain) was the eldest son of Christopher Columbus and viceroy of the Indies for 15 years, who spent most of his life in legal battles to secure the Columbus claims.
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Diego Columbus was the youngest brother of Christopher Columbus and accompanied him on his second voyage to America. He faced various challenges and conflicts in Hispaniola, where he served as a governor and a priest, and died in Seville in 1515.
Diego Columbus was the eldest son of Christopher Columbus and a courtier of the Spanish kings. He served as governor and viceroy of Hispaniola, but failed to secure the titles and rewards he sought for his family.
Diego Columbus became “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” (Spanish: Almirante de la Mar ocean) and “Viceroy of the Indies” (Spanish: Virrey de las Indias) by his father’s inheritance. On this day the only legitimate son of the famous Christopher Columbus died. His name was Diego Columbus and he was his father’s successor.
Columbus entrusted his older, legitimate son Diego to take care of Beatriz and pay the pension set aside for her following his death, but Diego was negligent in his duties. [40] Columbus's copy of The Travels of Marco Polo , with his handwritten notes in Latin written in the margins
Diego Columbus (Portuguese: Diogo Colombo; Spanish: Diego Colón; Italian: 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 Indies and 4th Governor of the Indies as a vassal to the Kings of Castile and Aragón .
