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Diego Columbus

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1479–1526 Also known as Diego Columbus、Diego Colón、迭戈·科隆

Eldest son of Christopher Columbus, who inherited the admiralship and hereditary West Indies privileges;…

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  1. 1479–1504Court of Castile · CastileGuarded by Isabella I during his father's voyages, he received a noble education at court and maintained close ties with the Spanish monarchy, laying the foundation for inheriting his titles and privileges.
  2. 1504–1509Seville · AndalusiaAfter his father's death in 1506 he claimed the hereditary privileges of admiral and governor, entering a prolonged legal struggle with the crown and colonial authorities; the 1508 "Arbitral Award" partially confirmed the family's rights.
  3. 1509–1515Hispaniola · HispaniolaTaking office as governor in 1509, he pressed the family's claim to hereditary jurisdiction on Hispaniola, clashing with the Franciscans and colonial magnates; removed in 1511, he returned to Spain to continue his lawsuits.
  4. 1515–1526Montecristi · HispaniolaIn his later years he continued to defend the family's hereditary revenue rights in the New World through legal channels, dying of illness at Montecristi in 1526; his son Luis Columbus carried on the family's litigation tradition.

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