Veragua

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Veragua was a historical territory in Central America associated with the hereditary dukedom granted to the descendants of Christopher Columbus under the title Duke of Veragua.

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Veragua canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical territory
associatedWithDynasty House of Colón
linked to: Casa de Colón
associatedWithFamily Columbus family
associatedWithPerson Christopher Columbus
associatedWithTitle Duke of Veragua
category Former Spanish colonies
Historical regions in Central America
claimedBy Christopher Columbus
Crown of Castile
colonialPower Crown of Castile
country Spain
disputeType jurisdictional dispute
explorationYear 1502
1503
exploredBy Christopher Columbus
exploredDuringVoyage Fourth voyage of Christopher Columbus
governedAs ducal fief
seignorial possession
grantedAsHereditaryDukedomTo descendants of Christopher Columbus
hereditaryTo heirs of Christopher Columbus
historicalRegionOf Castilian overseas possessions
historicalStatus defunct territory
languageOfAdministration Spanish
legalBasis Spanish royal decree
royal grant
locatedIn Central America
locatedOnCoastOf Caribbean Sea
locatedOnIsthmusOf Isthmus of Panama
namedInHonorOf Christopher Columbus
nobleRankAssociated duke
notableDuke Diego Colón
Luis Colón y Álvarez de Toledo
partOf Spanish Empire
presentDayTerritoryIncludes Costa Rica
Panama
relatedModernCountry Republic of Panama
linked to: Panama
relatedModernName Veraguas Province
relatedTitle Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Viceroy of the Indies
linked to: Viceroy
religionOfColonialAdministration Roman Catholicism
subjectOf pleitos colombinos
successorTerritory Duchy of Veragua
Province of Veragua
Royal Veragua
timePeriod 16th century
Spanish colonial era

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