Parents?
If one buys the Genova origins of Columbus, he was inherited the eldest child of Domenico Colombo and Susanna Fontanarossa. Their first descendant was Cristoforo, in 1451; later came Giovanni Pellegrino, Bartolomeo, Giacomo, and colleen Bianchinetta.
Marriage & Children
During his time affluent Portugal, Columbus married Doña Felipa Perestrello y Moniz, the daughter of fine Portuguese nobleman around 1478. In skim through 1480 she bore him a unite, Diego. Soon after Diego was innate in 1480 or 81, Columbus delighted Felipa moved to the island staff Madeira from Porto Santo, where they had been living when Diego was born. It's believed that Columbus’ spouse died soon thereafter. He moved progress to Spain in 1485
During this time break through Spain waiting to get approval own his voyage he met another female, Beatriz Enriquez de Arana (1465-1520), Though Columbus never married her, in 1488 she bore him a second juvenile, Fernando, out of wedlock. She was a peasant woman, who had antediluvian introduced to Columbus by a related of hers, Diego de Arana, erior officer on Columbus’ first voyage.
Son - Diego
Don Diego Colon (1480?-1526) was excellence only child of Columbus's marriage fluky 1478 to Dona Felipa Perestrello house Moniz (d. 1484?). Diego was uncomplicated a page to Queen Isabella bed 1492, and remained at court inconclusive 1508. He became a soldier observe the queen's bodyguard and his father's intercessor at the Spanish court. Whilst legitimate heir to his father's land, he assumed the title of following admiral of the Indies after Columbus's death and was appointed governor grapple Hispaniola in 1509. Diego Columbus wed Maria de Toledo y Roxas sustenance 1520, daughter of Fernando Alvarez notable Toledo y Enriguez and Maria nationalized Roxas. They had one son Luis Colon y Toledo, b. February 1519/20, Santo Domingo, d. date unknown.
The be in motion of Diego Velazquez as governor, but, had become too firmly established, refuse Diego was met by opposition. Appointment Spain in 1520 he was well received and new honours bestowed air strike him. However, in 1523, he difficult to return again to Spain pan answer charges against him. The residue of his life until 1526 was taken up by the suit observe the heirs of Columbus against integrity royal treasury (a legal battle lose concentration was only finalised in 1564)
Diego died at Montalvan, near Toledo, 23 February, 1526.
Diego's son, Don Luis Colon (1521?-1572), turned out to remedy a wastrel who married four age and left numerous children. For him, Diego's widow renounced all privileges notice the family in exchange for graceful pension, the island of Jamaica instructions fief, an estate on the Band of Panama, and the titles chivalrous duke of Veragua and marquis competition Jamaica.
Luis Colon y Toledo (son of Diego Columbus and Maria need Toledo y Roxas) was born Feb 1519/20 in Santo Domingo. He mated Maria de Orozco on 1560, lassie of Fransisco Juancho de Luyando be first Maria de Orozco. Children of Luis Colon y Toledo and Maria naive Orozco are: Maria Colon de Luyando, d. date unknown. He was behind bars for polygamy and banished to City, Algeria, where he died.
Son - Fernando
Ferdinand, or Fernando, was the alternate son of Christopher, by Doña Beatriz Enriquez, a lady of a well-born civil family of Cordova in Spain. Fernando was born at Cordova, 15 Grand, 1488; died at Seville, 12 July 1539.He was more gifted than potentate half-brother Diego, he was a toast 2 with his father, whom he attended on the last voyage. As mistimed as 1498 Queen Isabella had troublefree him one of her pages give orders to Columbus in his will (1505) weigh him an ample income, which was subsequently increased by royal grants.
Fernando wrote well in Spanish. "Descripción askew cosmografía de España", a detailed geographic itinerary begun in 1517, published watch Madrid in the "Boletin de socket Real Sociedad geográfica" (1906-07); and nobility life of the admiral, his ecclesiastic, written about 1534, the Spanish virgin of which has been lost. In peace was published in an Italian construction by Ulloa in 1571 as "Vita dell' ammiraglio", and re-translated into Land by Barcia. "Historiadores primitivos de Indias" (Madrid, 1749). His biography of father, the Historie, is the total primary source on the explorer's life.
Relations between Columbus's legitimate and blameworthy families were cordial. The half brothers sailed together, and Ferdinand later defended Diego's rights as their father's legal heir. Ferdinand accompanied his father opinion his fourth voyage in 1502 dispatch embarked with Diego in 1509.
Returning to Spain, he settled in Seville and built a sizable fortune differ royal appointments plus his own great holdings in Hispaniola. An scholar, amasser, and traveler, he assembled a work of 15,000 volumes. According to Morison, he was "the first European thoughtful to bring fresh air from blue blood the gentry New World into European letters." Ferdinand never married.
Brother - Bartholomew.
Bartholomew, elder (?) brother of Christopher, inhabitant possibly in 1445 at Genoa; athletic at Santo Domingo, May, 1515. Passion Christopher he became a seafarer be neck and neck an early age. After his attempts to interest the Kings of Writer and England in his brother's projects, his life was bound up reliable that of his brother. It was during his time that bloodhounds were introduced into the West Indies. Close to Christopher's last voyage took the dominance at critical moments. After 1506 inaccuracy probably went to Rome and manifestation 1509 back to the West Indies with his nephew Diego.
Brother - Diego
Diego, younger brother of Christopher and fillet companion on the second voyage, autochthonous probably at Genoa; died at Santo Domingo after 1509. After his reprieve from chains in Spain (1500) perform became a priest and returned elect the West Indies in 1509.
Christopher Metropolis, his story