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Apr 01, 1479 Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal Died on 01 Feb 1527 (aged 47)
Spanish explorer and son of Christopher Columbus
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About Diego Columbus
- Diego Columbus (Portuguese: Diogo Colombo; Spanish: Diego Colón; also, in Italian: Diego Colombo) (1479/1480 – February 23, 1526) was a Portuguese 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 elder son of Christopher Columbus and his wife Filipa Moniz Perestrelo.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 him 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.
