The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03


Don Cristobal Colon de la Corda, Duke de
Veragua, Marquis of Jamaica. and Admiral
and Adelantado Mayor Of the Indies, the
lineal descendant Of Christopher Columbus
chief Of the Worlds Fair Commission from
snain. arrived at New York on the Ameri-
ran Line steamship New York. He was met
there by Commander W. Dickins, United
States Navy, the official representative Of
this Government, and by the special com.
mittee of citizens appointed by Mayor Gill
row to receive the distinguished guest and
his suite, and extend to him the freedom Oh
the city.
Besides the Duke there were on board his
wife. the Duchess; the Hon. Christooel Colon
Aguilera, the Hon. Carlos Aguilera and the
Hon. Maria del Pillar Colon y Aguhera' tns
Duke's brother: the Marquis Barballes and
his son and the Hon. Pedro Colon y Aguil-
era
The Duke Of Veragus came here as the
guest OF the American Nation at the invita-
tion of Congress to be present at the 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 Sec
ond the city Of New York and the third
committee of Spanish Americans. Besides
these there were members of the Citizsns'
COMMITTEES and the Honorary Reception
Committee. ..
The first person to greet the Duke on his
arrival at Quarantine was the repres enta-
tive of the Feneral Government, Comman-
der Francis w. Dickins, e. 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
Horace Porter in French, presenting Tae
Duke with the freedom OF the city. The
Duke in low, clear voice, replied briefly III
French. The party were taken to the WAL
dorf in carriages.
The Duchess is tall, well-formed woman
Of perhaps forty years, with a % rou9a. peas.
ant face and dark features. The Duke ISL
little. dark man Of about forty-hve years.
He wears closely clipped whiskers.
His daughter the Hon. Maria del Pillar
Colon Aquilera, has slender figure, dark
complexion and very dark eyes and hair. The
q Hon. Christobel Colon Aquilera is sturdy
boy Of sixteen.
The Duke Of Vers1r% Marquis Of ia
maica and Admiral and Adelanrado Mayor
Of the Indies was born in Madrid IN 1851.
BE is the eleventh in descent from Chris .
topher Columbus. A genealogical tree OF
the descendants Of Columbus shows that the
line of desc ant Is as follows: First-Crist.
obel Colon, discoverer Of the New World
and First Admiral Of the Indies married
PhiIlippa Moniz. Second-Thsir son. Diego
Colon. married Marie de Toledo. Third
Cristobel Colon, Diegos son, married Anna
de Pavia. Fourth-Their daughter fran
cisca Colon-this being the first break In
the male line Of descsnt-marrled plego
Ortegon. Fifth-Their daughter, Josefn
Orteeon. married F. de Paz de la Serna.
Si1th-The issue OF this marriage was again
a daughter, Josefa de Paz de la Serna y
OREGON. who married Martin Larreategul.
Seventh-Tneir son, Diego Lsrreategui. y
de Paz de Serna, married into the CarvaJai
family. Eighth-Francisco de Larreategul,
the offspring by their marriage. married
into the Anguilo family. Ninth-lu thus
generation their son, Pedro Isidore de Lar
reategui y AuguiIo, married into the jim
enez de Embruu family. IenGn-
Mariana de Larreategui y JIM
enez de Embrun married q dauSh-
ter of the Ramirez de Baquedano ramlly.
Eleventh-Pedro de Larreategui ,, Ramirez
de Haouedano married into the de La Cerda
family. Twelfth-We have as Colum6uss
eleventh direct descendant the present DUKE
de Veragua or Cristobel de Laureategul
de La Cofda, who married into the family OF
Aguilera. A son was born to the Duke on
September IL, 1878, who is Christobel dc
Larreategui y Aguuera.