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Diego Columbus

1479 - 1527

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Diego Columbus (Portuguese: Diogo Colombo; Spanish: Diego Colón; Italian: Diego Colombo; 1479/1480 – February 23, 1526) was a navigator and explorer under the Kings of Castile and Aragón. He served as the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 4th Governor of the Indies as a vassal to the Kings of Castile and Aragón. He was the eldest son of Christopher Columbus and his wife Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. He was born in Portugal, either in Porto Santo in 1479 or 1480, or in Lisbon in 1474. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Columbus is the 86th most popular explorer (down from 78th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 75th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Diego Columbus was most famous for being the son of Christopher Columbus. He is also famous for being the first European to set foot in Japan.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Diego Columbus ranks 86 out of 498. Before him are Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Richard Francis Burton, Stepan Makarov, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. After him are Jeanne Baret, Willem Janszoon, Tristão da Cunha, Jean de Béthencourt, Sebastian Cabot, and Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1479, Diego Columbus ranks 6. Before him are Joanna of Castile, Hafsa Sultan, Lisa del Giocondo, Vasili III of Russia, and Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours. After him are Peter Henlein, Ippolito d'Este, Vallabha, Francisco de Montejo, Guru Amar Das, and Catherine of York. Among people deceased in 1527, Diego Columbus ranks 3. Before him are Niccolò Machiavelli, and Charles III, Duke of Bourbon. After him are Juan de Grijalva, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, Rodrigo de Bastidas, Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Johann Froben, Felix Manz, and Catherine of York.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Diego Columbus ranks 83 out of 633. Before him are Antonio Damasio (1944), Viriathus (-180), Francisco de Almeida (1450), João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537), Catherine of Braganza (1638), and Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal (1843). After him are Maria João Pires (1944), António de Spínola (1910), Tristão da Cunha (1460), Beatrice of Portugal (1373), Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080), and Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Diego Columbus ranks 9. Before him are Bartolomeu Dias (1450), Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), Diogo Cão (1440), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), and Diogo Dias (1450). After him are Tristão da Cunha (1460), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), and Pedro Mascarenhas (1484).

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