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Ferdinand Columbus was born in Córdoba, Spain on 15 August 1488, [2] the son of Christopher Columbus and Beatriz Enríquez de Arana. He had one brother, Diego Columbus, from his father's earlier marriage. Ferdinand's parents never married, possibly because the Arana family lacked the social standing that was important to Columbus's ambitions. [3]
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 or 1480, or in Lisbon in 1474.
African-American Missouri teenager who was the victim of the first confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America. His death baffled doctors because AIDS was not discovered and officially recognized until June 5, 1981, when five San Francisco doctors discovered the disease, long after Rayford's death. [271]
Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa [3] [4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
We have DNA from Hernando Colón, his son," Lorente said in the programme. A view of the statue of Christopher Columbus at the square that bears his name, Plaza de Colon, in Madrid, Spain October ...
Diego Columbus (Spanish: Diego Colón) was a Lucayan Taíno taken from the island of Guanahani and adopted by Christopher Columbus. Diego's Lucayan name is unknown, but he was an inhabitant of Guanahani (later San Salvador) in October of 1492, when Christopher Columbus made landfall during his first voyage. During the fleet's stay at the island ...
Colin Smith died in 1990 at the age of seven after being given blood infected with HIV.
Diego de Arana (1468 in Cordoba, Spain – 1493 in Haiti) was governor of the first documented Spanish settlement in the New World, at La Navidad.. He was a sailor of Castile who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to America, where Arana was killed by natives.