1st Duke of la Vega

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The 1st Duke of la Vega, Luis Colón de Toledo, was a Spanish nobleman and grandson of Christopher Columbus who inherited and contested various Columbian titles and privileges in the 16th century.

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1st Duke of la Vega canonical 2

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instanceOf 16th-century Spanish person
Spanish nobleman
grandee of Spain
noble title holder
associatedWith Jamaica
Santo Domingo
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
disputedOver hereditary admiralty of the Indies
hereditary viceroyalty of the Indies
revenues from the New World territories
disputedWith Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
era Spanish colonization of the Americas
familyName Colón de Toledo
father Diego Colón
floruit 16th century
givenName Luis
grandfather Christopher Columbus
heldFeudalRightsOver Jamaica
parts of Hispaniola
honorificTitle Grandee of Spain
languageOfUse Spanish
legalConflict pleitos colombinos
mother María Álvarez de Toledo y Rojas
nobleFamily House of Colón
linked to: Casa de Colón
nobleRank duke
marquess
nobleTitle 1st Duke of la Vega
1st Marquess of Jamaica
linked to: Marquess of Jamaica
notableFor being grandson and heir of Christopher Columbus
litigation over the Columbian titles and privileges
positionHeld Admiral of the Indies
Viceroy of the Indies (disputed)
regionOfActivity Caribbean
Iberian Peninsula
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Ana de Castro
María de Mosquera y Pasamonte
style Excelentísimo Señor
successor Cristóbal Colón de Toledo, 2nd Duke of la Vega
Cristóbal Colón de Toledo, 2nd Marquess of Jamaica
linked to: Marquis of Jamaica
titleCreatedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
titleCreationYear 1537

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Luis Colón de Toledo title 1st Duke of la Vega
subject linked to: Columbus family
Luis Colón de Toledo, 1st Duke of la Vega nobleTitle 1st Duke of la Vega
subject linked to: 1st Duke of la Vega