Felipa Colón de Toledo y Mosquera, 2nd duchess of la Vega, 3rd duchess of Veragua and 2nd Marquesa of Jamaica

History of Jamaica

Jamaica, the 3rd largest Caribbean island, was inhabited by Arawak natives when it was first sighted by the 2nd voyage of Christopher Colombus on 5th May 1494. bob marley. christian. asmin. david...

(ca. 1550 – Valladolid

Valladolid

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, Olmedo, Spain

Olmedo, Spain

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, 25 November 1577), was the second daughter and heiress of Luis Colón de Toledo, 1st Duke of Veragua, and his first wife María de Mosquera y Pasamonte. She was a great-granddaughter of famous explorer Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...

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She married her first cousin Diego Colón de Toledo, 4th Admiral of the Indies

Diego Colón de Toledo, 4th Admiral of the Indies

Diego Colón de Toledo y Pravia, 4th Admiral of the Indies was a paternal grandson of Diego Colón and his wife María de Toledo y Rojas., making him a great-grandson of Christopher Columbus....

, without issue. Her husband held that office, which she had inherited, in her place.