The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-04-28

Don Cristobal Colon de la Corja, Duke jN
veragua, Marquis Of Jamaica, and Admir- :
and Adeiantado Mayor of tho Indies, tho
iineal descendant OF Christopher Columbus
chief Of the Worlds Fair Commission from
Spain, arrived at New York the Ameri-
can Line steamship New Yorf. He was mrs
there by Commander w. D.ckus. United
States Navy, the official repre- sentative at
this Government, and by the special com
mittee of citizens appointed by Mayor Gil
roy to receive the distinguish Il guest and
his suite, and extend to him the freedom Of
the city.
Besides the Duke there were on board his
wife tho Duchess; the Hon. Christobel Color
Aguilera, the Hon. Carlos Agulera and the
Hon. Maria del Pillar Colon y Aguilera, the
Dukes brother; the Marquis Barballes and
his son and the Hon. Pedro Coon Aguil-
era.
The Duke of Veragua came here as the
guest of the American Nation at the invita-
ton of Congress to be present at tho open
ing of the Worlds Fair in Chicago. He was
welcomed to the United States by three
different committees.
The first represented the Nation, the SEQ.
ond the city Of New York and the third y
committee of Spanish Americans. Besides
these there were members of the Citz ,ns'
Committee and tho Honorary Reception
Committee.
The first person to greet thu Duke on his
aG was tue representa-
tive of the Fe,eral Government, Commau
der Francis w. Dickins, U. s. N, who was
accompanied by his wife. He delivered an
ADDRESS in Spanish to the Duke.
The Duke replied briefly in Spanish,
thanking the United States Government for
the display of its courtesy on behalf of HIM
self, his family and the Spanish Nation.
An address was also delivered by General
Duke with the freedom Of he'ehSS the city. The rhs
Duke In low, clear voice. replied briefly in
French. The party were taken to the WAL
Gorf in carriages.
Tho Duchess is tall, well-formed woman
OIL perhaps forty years, with a round, pleas
ant face and dark features. The Duke is a
little, dark man of about forty-five We ars.
He wears closely clipped whiskers.
His daughter the Hon. Maria iel Pillar
Colon Aquilera, has a slender figure, dark
Hon. Christobel Colon Aquilera is sturdy
boy of sixteen.
The Duke of Verasua. Marquis of ia,
sf the Indies was born in Madrid in 1887
Ide is the eleventh in descent from Chris.
fopher columbus. A genealogical tree of
the descendants Of Columbus shows that the
obel Colon. discoverer of the New World
and First Admiral Of the fadIes married
Phillippa MoniZ. Second-Their son. Diego
Colon, married Marie de Toledo. Third.
Eristobel Colon, Diegos son, married Anna
Ae Pavia. Fourth-Their daughter Fran
';isca Colon-this being the first break in
Ihe male line of descsnt-married Diego
Ortegon. Fifth-Their daughter, Josefa
Ortegon, married +. de Paz de la Serna
Sixth-The issue of this marriage was again
a daughter, Jose:a de Paz de la Serna
Ortegon. who married Martin L1rreategui.
Seventh-Tneir son, Diego La,reategui y
de Paz de Serna, married into the Carvajai
~amily. Eighth h-Francisco de Larreategui,
the offspring by their marriage married
INTO the Anguilo family. Ninth-Iu this
generation their son, Pedro Isidore de Lar
Tsategui Auguio, married into the Jim
Isnez de Embrun family. Tenth
ISiariano de Larreategui Jim
enez de Embrun married daugh-
ter OF the Ramirez de Baquedano family.
IEleventh-Pedro de Larroategui Ramirez
de Baquedano married into the de In Cerda
family. -