Diego Columbus | |
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 Portrait of Diego Columbus | |
| 2nd Viceroy of the Indies | |
| In office May 5, 1511 – February 23, 1526 | |
| Monarchs | Joanna of Castile
co-monarch: Charles I of Spain (1516–1526) |
| Preceded by | Christopher Columbus (1506) |
| Succeeded by | Antonio de Mendoza (in 1535 as Viceroy of New Spain) |
| 2nd Admiral of the Ocean Sea | |
| In office May 20, 1506 – February 23, 1526 | |
| Monarchs | Joanna of Castile co-monarchs Philip I of Castile (1506), Charles I of Spain (1516–1526) |
| Preceded by | Christopher Columbus |
| Succeeded by | Luis Colón de Toledo |
| 4th Governor of the Indies | |
| In office July 10, 1509 – late February, 1515 | |
| Appointed by | Ferdinand II of Aragon (as regent to Joanna of Castile) |
| Preceded by | Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres |
| Succeeded by | Cristóbal Lebrón |
| 8th Governor of the Indies | |
| In office November 14, 1520 – September 16, 1523 | |
| Appointed by | Charles I of Spain (as co-ruler of his mother Joanna) |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo de Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Gaspar de Espinosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1479 Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | February 23, 1526 (aged 45) La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain |
| Spouse | María de Toledo y Rojas |
| Children | 5, including Luis |
| Parent(s) | Christopher Columbus Filipa Moniz Perestrelo |
| Residence | Viceregal Palace of Columbus |
| Occupation | Navigator Explorer |
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. He was the eldest son of Christopher Columbus and his wife Filipa Moniz Perestrelo.[3]
He was born in Portugal, either in Porto Santo in 1479/1480, or in Lisbon in 1474. He spent most of his adult life trying to regain the titles and privileges granted to his father for his explorations and then denied 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 the cousin of King Ferdinand.
- ^ Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ^ Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 31.
- ^ "Diego Columbus". Encyclopedia Britannica.