Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-04-28

Don Cristobal Colon Re Ia Cor l.. DuEe de
Verague. Marquis OF Jama.c., AMI Admiral
and Adelantado Mayor 90 tn Indies the
lineal descendant OF Christopher Columbus,
chief OF tne Worlds Fair Commission from
Spain, arrive A. New Eor.. Ga tn- Ameri-
Fan Line steamship New -o~E. lie was met
there by Commander V. Dic<iG[ intel
States Navy, the ofiiriai presantstlve Of
this Government, ami by the special COM
mittee of citizens appointed by Mayor Gil
roy to receive the distinguished guest aud
his suite, and extend u him IN free .om OF
the city.
Besides the Duke there wer, on board his
wife the Duchess; the Hon. ChristoOc Coon
Aguilera, the Hon. Carlos Agu;la.a and the
Hon. Maria del Pillar Colon y AEu,eri, t1e
Dukes brother; the Marquis Baroles and
his son and the Hon. Pedro Colon y AguIl-
The Duke OF Veragu1 came here as the
guest of the American Nation at the invita-
ton of Congress to be present at tn open
ing Of the Worlds Fair in Cnic ago. 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 tbirI
committee of Spanish Americans. b sides
these there were members o. tnn Clttz ms
Committee and the Honorary Reception
Committee.
The first person to greet the Dul' on his
arrival at Quarantine was taA repre- eata-
tive of the F. tcrai Governments, g nnaC.
der Francis W. D.ckns, /. :. y, wno was
accomp panic by his wife. h. delivered an
address III Spanish 70 the Duae.
The Duke reoIei briefly IN Soanlsl,
thanking the Un;t9I States Go7arnu,us :3r
the display OF its curt sV on be Ial, OF III
self, his family and the Spanish Nation.
An address was also Delivered b. General
Horace Porter in French, presenting the
Duke with the freedom Of the cit. h,
Duke in a low. clear voIca replied br,ehF II
French. The party We're taken to th. y al
dorf In carriages.
The Duchess is a tall weII-tormei woman
of perhaps forty years, VITA round, pes
ant face and DARK features. The Dula i a
little, dark man of about tortv-iv9 years.
He wears closely c.lpp' whIs ;erS.
His daughter the Hon. Maria del Pillar
Colon y Aquiiera has slender figure, DARK
complexion and very dark eyes AMI hair. The
Hon. Christobei Colon AIIieca Is a sturdy
boy Of sixteen.
The Duke OF Veragua. Marquis of ia
maica and Admiral aul le!anCt ID MaT1r
of the Indies, was born in Madrid in 1881.
He is the eleventh IN desc euc FRI m Carts
TOPPER Columbus. A genealogical tree OF
the descendants OF Columbus sn0wS that the
line of desc 9nt is as follow: First. riSt-
obel Colon. discoverer OF the New World
and First A Imiral Of tle In lies, married
Phillippa Moniz Secont-Iher son, Diego
Colon. married Marie de Toledo. lnrt-
Cristobel Colon Diego's son, married Anna
de Pavia Fourth-Iheir daughter Fan
cisca Colon-this being the first freak IN
the male line Of desc -nt-marrlel Diego
OREGON. Fifth-Their dau Gh5er, josef
OREGON. married F. de Paz de la Sarna.
Sixth-The issue OF this marriage wa, again
a daughter Jose de Paz lie la >erna
OREGON. who married h&rLn i rreat-guI.
SEVENTH cir son, Diego Lirreat=gul y
de Paz de Sarna, m 1rrieI into the CiEEaJal
family Elgnth-Franc!sco de LtrreateZui,
the offspring by rC4ir MARIA &c, married
into the AnguiIo family. NmJh-ln TINS
generation their SON. Pttro lsIdore tie Lar
reategui AuguiIo, married into the jim
enez de Embruu family. Tenth
Mariana de LarreateguI jim
enez de Embrun marrIei daugh-
ter OF the Ramirez de Haqus .ano family.
EIeventh-PeIrO de Larre Ats5ul Rl..llreZ
de Baqueiano marie ino0 the de Ia Certa
family Tweitth-We have as Columpue's
eleventh direct d-sc=n liant tna Or tsent Duke
de Veragua or CristoDei de Laureategui y
de La Corda who marie into the family OF
Agulera- 4 son was Oo-n TO the Duke on
September II, 1873, WHO /. CArlstooel de
Larreategui y Aguuera.