- Diego Colón de Toledo, 4th Admiral of the Indies
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Diego Colón de Toledo y Pravia, 4th Admiral of the Indies (died 28 January 1578) was a paternal grandson of Diego Colón and his wife María de Toledo y Rojas.[1], making him a great-grandson of Christopher Columbus.
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. [2]
See also
- Dukedom of Veragua
- Pleitos colombinos
References
- ^ http://www.geneall.net/H/per_page.php?id=52941 Diego Colón de Toledo
- ^ http://www.geneall.net/H/tit_page.php?id=4673 Almirantes de las Índias (Admiral of the Indies)
Military offices Preceded by
Luis Colón de ToledoAdmiral of the Indies
1572–1578Succeeded by
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- People of the Spanish colonial Americas
- 16th-century Spanish people
- 16th-century births
- 1578 deaths
- Spanish people of Italian descent
- Spanish West Indies
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