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


Don Cristobal Colon de Ia CorJa, Duke Do
Veragua, Marquis OF Jamaica. and Admir- :
and Ade;aptado Mayor of tho Indies, tho
iineal descendant OF Christopher Columbus
chief Of tho Worlds Fair Commission from
Spain, arrived at New York Oh the Amert
can Line steamship New Yorh He was mrs
there by Commander w. D.ckins. Untei
States Navy, the official repre- sentative Of
this Government, and by the special com
mittee of citizens appointed by Mayor Gil
roy To receive the distinguish II guest and
his suite, and extend to him tho freedom Of
the city.
Besides the Duke there were on board his
wife, tho Duchess; tho Hon. Christobel Colon
ASuilera, the Hon. Carlos Aguilora and the
Hon. Maria del Pillar Colon y A2uilera, the
Dukes brother; tho Marquis l5arballes and
his son and tho Hon. Pedro Coon y Aguil-
era.
The Duke OF Vcragua camo here as the
guest OF tho American Nation at tho invita-.
tion OF Congress to be present at tho open.
ing of tho Worlds Fair In Chicago. He was
welcomed to tho United States by three
different comniJtees.
The first represented tho Nation, tho 500.
ond the city of New York and tho third y
committee Of Spanish Americans. Besidos
these there were members OF the Citiz,n
Committee and tho Honorary Reception
Committee.
The first person to greet tha Duke on hin
arrival Mt Quarantine was the repro, onta-
tive of the Fe,ernl Government, Comman
der Francis w. Dickins, U. $. N, who was
accompanies by his wife. He delivered an
address i'm Spanish To tho Duke.
Tho Duke replied briefly In Spanish,
Snauking tho United States Government for
the display OF It's courtesy on behalf OF him.
solf, his family and tho Spanish Nation.
An address was also delivered by General
ffos""e porta" Ia Ernnch. presenting tho
Duke with tho freedom OF the city. The
n planr i,l hrt tnH IN,
'Freuch. Tho party were taken to tho Wal.
Corf in carriages.
Tho Duchess is tall, well-formed woman
OF perhaps forty years, with round, pleas.
ant face and dark features. The Duke is a
little, dark man of about forty-iivo ye ars.
He wears closely Clipped whskers.
His daughter the Hon. Maria del Pillar
':olon Aquilcra, has a slender figure, dark
,omplexon and very dark eyes and hair. Tn,
Hon. Christobc Colon Aquilera is sturdy
boy of sixteen.
; The Duke OF VerAsuA Marquis Of ia
'Daica and Admiral aud Adelantado Mayo:
Sf the Indies, was born In Madrid In 1887
de is tho eleventh in descent from Chris.
~Jpnef Columbus. A genealogical tree Of
che descendants2C Columbus shows that the
line of descent is % follows: First-Crist-
obel Colon. discovel"r of the Now World
and First Admiral or Jue i&Iies, married
Phillippa Moniz. Second-Their son, Diego
Colon, married. Marie do Toledo. Third
yCristobel Colon, Dcso's son, married Anna
ale Pnvia. Fourth-Thcir daughter Fran
;isca Colon-this being the first break In
rhe male line OF desc csnt--married Diego
Ortegon. Fifth-rhcir daughtcr, Josefa
Ortegon, married +. do Paz do la Scrna
SiSth-The issue OF this marriage was again
a daughter Josc:a do Paz do In Serna ,
Ortegon. who married Martin Llrraatcgui.
Seventh-Tncir son. Diego La'reategui y
do ia" dc Scrna, married into tho Cirvajal
~aniy. Eighth Francisco Ito Larreategui,
the offspring by their marriage, married
uto the AnSuilo family. Ninth-ln this
generation their son, Pedro lsidore do Lar
Taategui y Auguilo, married into tho jim
auez do Embruu family. Tenth
iMariano do Larrcategui Jim
enez dc Embrun married a daugh.
ter of tho Ramirez do Baquclano family.
tElevcnth-Pedro dc Lrrrcategui v Ramirez
de Baquedano married into tho ,ie In Cer,ia
family. -