Only son born to the marriage of explorer Christopher Columbus of Italy, and wife Philipa Moniz Perestrelo of Italian and Portuguese heritage. Her father, thought to be Bartholomew Perestrelo, was captain of Porto Santo Isle. After Bartholomew's death, Philipa's mother, Isabel Moniz, gave his navigation maps and other documents to her son-in-law, Christopher Columbus - and the rest is history!
Diego was born on Porto Santo Isle and his mother died soon thereafter. Illegitimate children were later born to Christopher Columbus, however Diego was his only heir and was buried beside his father upon death. Don Diego Colon Duke de Veragua was the first born son of Cristobal Colon also known by the English moniker Christopher Columbus born in 1479/1480 in Porto Santo, Portugal or 1474 in Lisbon, Portugal. Don Diego Colon mother was the wife of Cristobal Colon who was named Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. Don Diego Colon is also known by the monikers Diego Columbus (Spanish: Diego Colón Moniz; also, in Portuguese: Diogo Colombo) was the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 3rd Governor of the Indies.
He spent most of his adult life trying to regain the titles and privileges that his father was granted for his explorations and then stripped of in 1500. He was greatly aided in this goal by his marriage to María de Toledo y Rojas, niece of the 2nd Duke of Alba, who was King Ferdinand's cousin.
Diego was made a page at the Spanish court in 1492, the year his father embarked on his first voyage. Diego had a younger half-brother, Fernando, by Columbus's mistress Beatriz Enriquez de Arana.
In 1509, he was named Governor of the Indies, the post his father had held. He established his home (El Alcázar de Colón), which still stands, in Santo Domingo in what is now the Dominican Republic. He was made Viceroy of the Indies in May 1511, remaining in charge until 1518. He continued to fight encroachments on his power and for the remainder of his father's privileges and titles. He also made trips to Spain in 1515 and 1523 to plead his case, without success. After his death, a compromise was reached in 1536 in which his son Luis Colón de Toledo was named Admiral of the Indies and renounced all other rights for a perpetual annuity of 10,000 ducats, the island of Jamaica as a fief, an estate of 25 square leagues on the Isthmus of Panama, then called Veragua, and the titles of Duke of Veragua, Marquess of Jamaica, and Duke of La Verga. On February 23/February 26, 1526 Don Diego Colon Duke de Veragua dies in La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain. After his death, the rents, offices and titles in the New World went into dispute by his descendants.
Diego was born on Porto Santo Isle and his mother died soon thereafter. Illegitimate children were later born to Christopher Columbus, however Diego was his only heir and was buried beside his father upon death. Don Diego Colon Duke de Veragua was the first born son of Cristobal Colon also known by the English moniker Christopher Columbus born in 1479/1480 in Porto Santo, Portugal or 1474 in Lisbon, Portugal. Don Diego Colon mother was the wife of Cristobal Colon who was named Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. Don Diego Colon is also known by the monikers Diego Columbus (Spanish: Diego Colón Moniz; also, in Portuguese: Diogo Colombo) was the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 3rd Governor of the Indies.
He spent most of his adult life trying to regain the titles and privileges that his father was granted for his explorations and then stripped of in 1500. He was greatly aided in this goal by his marriage to María de Toledo y Rojas, niece of the 2nd Duke of Alba, who was King Ferdinand's cousin.
Diego was made a page at the Spanish court in 1492, the year his father embarked on his first voyage. Diego had a younger half-brother, Fernando, by Columbus's mistress Beatriz Enriquez de Arana.
In 1509, he was named Governor of the Indies, the post his father had held. He established his home (El Alcázar de Colón), which still stands, in Santo Domingo in what is now the Dominican Republic. He was made Viceroy of the Indies in May 1511, remaining in charge until 1518. He continued to fight encroachments on his power and for the remainder of his father's privileges and titles. He also made trips to Spain in 1515 and 1523 to plead his case, without success. After his death, a compromise was reached in 1536 in which his son Luis Colón de Toledo was named Admiral of the Indies and renounced all other rights for a perpetual annuity of 10,000 ducats, the island of Jamaica as a fief, an estate of 25 square leagues on the Isthmus of Panama, then called Veragua, and the titles of Duke of Veragua, Marquess of Jamaica, and Duke of La Verga. On February 23/February 26, 1526 Don Diego Colon Duke de Veragua dies in La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain. After his death, the rents, offices and titles in the New World went into dispute by his descendants.
Only son born to the marriage of explorer Christopher Columbus of Italy, and wife Philipa Moniz Perestrelo of Italian and Portuguese heritage. Her father, thought to be Bartholomew Perestrelo, was captain of Porto Santo Isle. After Bartholomew's death, Philipa's mother, Isabel Moniz, gave his navigation maps and other documents to her son-in-law, Christopher Columbus - and the rest is history!
Diego was born on Porto Santo Isle and his mother died soon thereafter. Illegitimate children were later born to Christopher Columbus, however Diego was his only heir and was buried beside his father upon death. Don Diego Colon Duke de Veragua was the first born son of Cristobal Colon also known by the English moniker Christopher Columbus born in 1479/1480 in Porto Santo, Portugal or 1474 in Lisbon, Portugal. Don Diego Colon mother was the wife of Cristobal Colon who was named Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. Don Diego Colon is also known by the monikers Diego Columbus (Spanish: Diego Colón Moniz; also, in Portuguese: Diogo Colombo) was the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 3rd Governor of the Indies.
He spent most of his adult life trying to regain the titles and privileges that his father was granted for his explorations and then stripped of in 1500. He was greatly aided in this goal by his marriage to María de Toledo y Rojas, niece of the 2nd Duke of Alba, who was King Ferdinand's cousin.
Diego was made a page at the Spanish court in 1492, the year his father embarked on his first voyage. Diego had a younger half-brother, Fernando, by Columbus's mistress Beatriz Enriquez de Arana.
In 1509, he was named Governor of the Indies, the post his father had held. He established his home (El Alcázar de Colón), which still stands, in Santo Domingo in what is now the Dominican Republic. He was made Viceroy of the Indies in May 1511, remaining in charge until 1518. He continued to fight encroachments on his power and for the remainder of his father's privileges and titles. He also made trips to Spain in 1515 and 1523 to plead his case, without success. After his death, a compromise was reached in 1536 in which his son Luis Colón de Toledo was named Admiral of the Indies and renounced all other rights for a perpetual annuity of 10,000 ducats, the island of Jamaica as a fief, an estate of 25 square leagues on the Isthmus of Panama, then called Veragua, and the titles of Duke of Veragua, Marquess of Jamaica, and Duke of La Verga. On February 23/February 26, 1526 Don Diego Colon Duke de Veragua dies in La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain. After his death, the rents, offices and titles in the New World went into dispute by his descendants.
Diego was born on Porto Santo Isle and his mother died soon thereafter. Illegitimate children were later born to Christopher Columbus, however Diego was his only heir and was buried beside his father upon death. Don Diego Colon Duke de Veragua was the first born son of Cristobal Colon also known by the English moniker Christopher Columbus born in 1479/1480 in Porto Santo, Portugal or 1474 in Lisbon, Portugal. Don Diego Colon mother was the wife of Cristobal Colon who was named Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. Don Diego Colon is also known by the monikers Diego Columbus (Spanish: Diego Colón Moniz; also, in Portuguese: Diogo Colombo) was the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 3rd Governor of the Indies.
He spent most of his adult life trying to regain the titles and privileges that his father was granted for his explorations and then stripped of in 1500. He was greatly aided in this goal by his marriage to María de Toledo y Rojas, niece of the 2nd Duke of Alba, who was King Ferdinand's cousin.
Diego was made a page at the Spanish court in 1492, the year his father embarked on his first voyage. Diego had a younger half-brother, Fernando, by Columbus's mistress Beatriz Enriquez de Arana.
In 1509, he was named Governor of the Indies, the post his father had held. He established his home (El Alcázar de Colón), which still stands, in Santo Domingo in what is now the Dominican Republic. He was made Viceroy of the Indies in May 1511, remaining in charge until 1518. He continued to fight encroachments on his power and for the remainder of his father's privileges and titles. He also made trips to Spain in 1515 and 1523 to plead his case, without success. After his death, a compromise was reached in 1536 in which his son Luis Colón de Toledo was named Admiral of the Indies and renounced all other rights for a perpetual annuity of 10,000 ducats, the island of Jamaica as a fief, an estate of 25 square leagues on the Isthmus of Panama, then called Veragua, and the titles of Duke of Veragua, Marquess of Jamaica, and Duke of La Verga. On February 23/February 26, 1526 Don Diego Colon Duke de Veragua dies in La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain. After his death, the rents, offices and titles in the New World went into dispute by his descendants.
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