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Luis Colón y Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Veragua, 1st Duke of la Vega, 1st Marquess of Jamaica (c. 1519/1520/1522 – 29 January 1572), was the first son of Diego Colón and María Álvarez de Toledo y Rojas, and grandson of Christopher Columbus.
Luis Colón de Toledo, 1st Duke of Veragua, 1st Duke of la Vega, 1st Marquis of Jamaica and 3rd Admiral of the Indies, was the first son of Diego Colón and María de Toledo y Rojas, and grandson of Christopher Columbus.
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The first Duke of Veragua was Admiral Luis Colón y Toledo, grandson and heir of Christopher Columbus. Holders of this title also hold the title of Admiral of the Ocean Sea. The establishment of the duchy was the resolution of a longstanding dispute between the Spanish Crown and the heirs of Columbus, who had claimed a greater area.
Luis Colón y Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Duke of Veragua, 1st Duke of la Vega, 1st Marquess of Jamaica (1519/1520/1522 in Santo Domingo – 29 January 1572), was the first son of Diego Colón and María Álvarez de Toledo y Rojas, and grandson of Christopher Columbus.
"y toledo"; 3rd admiral of the indies; 1st duke of veragua; m. of jamaica; MARRIED 3RD WIFE SECRETLY (FORMALLY 1560 & AGAIN 9/9/1563); MARRIED 4TH WIFE SECRETLY; DIED IN EXILE; BODY LATER REINTERRED IN SANTO DOMINGO CATHEDRAL
Born Between 1519 and 1522 1st Duke of Veragua