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  2. Filipa Moniz Perestrelo - Wikipedia

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    From this marriage was born Diego Columbus in 1479 or 1480 who went on to become 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 4th Governor of the Indies, and who married King Fernando's cousin, María de Toledo y Rojas. Thus Filipa Moniz was daughter of a King's Captain, wife of a Viceroy and mother of another Viceroy.

  3. Beatriz Enríquez de Arana - Wikipedia

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    Christopher Columbus met Beatriz Enríquez de Arana sometime in 1487 while seeking support from the Catholic monarchs for his discovery project. On August 15, 1488, Beatriz gave birth to Ferdinand Columbus. [5] [6] That same year, Columbus sent his older son, Diego Columbus, to Córdoba to be raised by Beatriz and her family. Columbus was busy ...

  4. Christopher Columbus - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. 21 Facts You Never Learned About Christopher Columbus

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    After his wife died or left him (historians aren’t sure), Columbus had his second son, Fernando, out of wedlock. 6. His hair turned completely white early in life ... 18. His name isn’t ...

  6. Celebrities Who Died Broke (or Close to It) - AOL

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    Things got worse for Parker after the death of his daughter Pree at age 3 in 1954, and he tried to take his own life twice that year due to depression. ... he was broke when he died except for a ...

  7. Susanna Fontanarossa - Wikipedia

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    She was the daughter of Giacomo (Giacometti) Fontanarossa. [1] Her family owned substantial real estate in Quezzi, a little village in the low-lying valley of Bisagno (part of the present-day city of Genoa). [2] She married Domenico Colombo in 1455 [3] and bore him 5 children: Cristoforo, Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Giacomo, and a daughter named ...

  8. Spanish scientists to shed light on mystery of Columbus ...

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    Spanish scientists said they will reveal details of the nationality of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery. Countries ...

  9. Rafael Perestrello - Wikipedia

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    Rafael Perestrello (fl. 1514–1517) was a Portuguese explorer and a cousin of Filipa Moniz Perestrello, the wife of explorer Christopher Columbus. [1] He is best known for landing on the southern shores of mainland China in 1516 and 1517 to trade in Guangzhou (then romanized as "Canton"), [2] after the Portuguese explorer Jorge Álvares landed on Lintin Island within the Pearl River estuary ...