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    Diego Columbus

    Spanish explorer and son of Christopher Columbus

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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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. When his father undertook the great voyage of discovery in 1492, Diego was made a ...

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  3. Columbus, Diego (Giacomo Colombo; b. c. 1468; d. before 20 February 1515), youngest brother of Christopher Columbus. He left Genoa to join Christopher in Spain and sailed with him on the second voyage to America. Described as amiable, virtuous, and peaceful, Diego had no instincts for seamanship, warfare, or administration.

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  5. Columbus, Diego (c. 1480–1526) Diego Columbus (Diego Colón; b. ca. 1480; d. 1526), eldest son of Christopher Columbus. Following the death in 1485 of his mother, Felipa Perestrello, a Portuguese noblewoman, Diego was left by his father at the Franciscan friary of La Rábida (Spain) for education. In 1494, he began court life, attached to the ...

  6. Christopher Columbus (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and European colonization of the Americas.

  7. Nov 9, 2009 · The explorer Christopher Columbus made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. His most famous was his first voyage, commanding the ships the Nina, the ...

  8. Diego Columbus is the 78th most popular explorer (down from 67th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 71st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Portuguese Explorer. Diego Columbus was most famous for being the son of Christopher Columbus. He is also famous for being the first European to set foot in Japan.

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