Luis Colón de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Veragua
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Luis Colón de Toledo, 1st Duke of la Vega, 2nd Duke of Veragua, 2nd Marquis of Jamaica and 3rd Admiral of the Indies (Santo Domingo, 1519/1520/1522 – January 29, 1572), was the first son of Diego Colón and wife María de Toledo y Rojas.[1]
After his father's death, a compromise was reached in 1536 in which he was named 3rd Admiral of the Indies and renounced all other rights for a perpetual annuity of 10,000 ducats, the island of Jamaica as a fief, an estate of 25 square leagues on the Isthmus of Panama, then called Veragua, and the titles of 2nd Duke of Veragua and 2nd Marquess of Jamaica and 1st Duke of la Vega.
He married firstly in 1546 to María de Mosquera y Pasamonte, daughter of Juan de Mosquera and wife Ofrasina de Pasamonte, and had:
- María Colón de Toledo y Mosquera, a Nun in Valladolid
- Felipa Colón de Toledo, 3rd Duchess of Veragua
He married secondly in Valladolid, October 19, 1555 to Ana de Castro Osorio, daughter of Beatriz de Castro Osório, 6th Countess of Lemos and Sárria, and second husband Alvaro Osorio, without issue.
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| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Diego Colón |
Admiral of the Indies 1526-1572 |
Succeeded by Diego Colón de Toledo |
| Spanish nobility | ||
| Preceded by Diego Colón |
Duke of Veragua 1537-1572 |
Succeeded by Felipa Colón de Toledo |
| Marquis of Jamaica 1537-1572 |
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| New title | Duke of La Vega 1557-1572 |
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