Diego Columbus

Diego Columbus
Portrait of Diego Columbus
2nd Viceroy of the Indies
In office
May 5, 1511 – February 23, 1526
MonarchsJoanna of Castile
co-monarch:
Charles I of Spain (1516–1526)
Preceded byChristopher Columbus (1506)
Succeeded byAntonio de Mendoza
(in 1535 as Viceroy of New Spain)
2nd Admiral of the Ocean Sea
In office
May 20, 1506 – February 23, 1526
MonarchsJoanna of Castile
co-monarchs
Philip I of Castile (1506),
Charles I of Spain (1516–1526)
Preceded byChristopher Columbus
Succeeded byLuis Colón de Toledo
4th Governor of the Indies
In office
July 10, 1509 – late February, 1515
Appointed byFerdinand II of Aragon (as regent to Joanna of Castile)
Preceded byNicolás de Ovando y Cáceres
Succeeded byCristóbal Lebrón
8th Governor of the Indies
In office
November 14, 1520 – September 16, 1523
Appointed byCharles I of Spain (as co-ruler of his mother Joanna)
Preceded byRodrigo de Figueroa
Succeeded byGaspar de Espinosa
Personal details
BornApril 1, 1479
Kingdom of Portugal
DiedFebruary 23, 1526
La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain
SpouseMaría de Toledo y Rojas
Children5, including Luis
Parent(s)Christopher Columbus
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo
ResidenceViceregal Palace of Columbus
OccupationNavigator
Explorer

Diego Columbus (Portuguese: Diogo Colombo; Spanish: Diego Colón; Italian: Diego Colombo; April 1, 1479 – 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. 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.

  1. ^ Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Columbus, Diego. The youngest brother of Christopher Columbus" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
  2. ^ Floyd, Troy (1973). The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492-1526. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 31.
  3. ^ "Diego Columbus". Encyclopedia Britannica.

Diego Columbus

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